The happiest and most successful people I know don't just love what they do, they're obsessed with solving an important problem, something that matters to them.

The hardest-working people don't work hard because they're disciplined. They work hard because working on an exciting problem is fun.

The only way to learn on a zero dollar budget is to talk to people

There are 30,000 days in your life. When I was 24, I realized I’m almost 9,000 days down. There are no warm-ups, no practice rounds, no reset buttons. Your biggest risk isn’t failing, it’s getting too comfortable. Every day we’re writing a few more words of a story. I wanted my story to be an adventure and that’s made all the difference. Instead of trying to make your life perfect, give yourself the freedom to make it an adventure, and go ever upward.

Software touches all of these different things you use, and tech companies are revolutionizing all different areas of the world...from how we shop to how farming works, all these things that aren't technical are being turned upside down by software. So being able to play in that universe really makes a difference.

You need that hunger no matter what, because eventually the honeymoon period wears off. Somewhere between printing your business cards that say 'founder' on them and everything else you have to do, you realize, 'Oh, actually this is a ton of work.'

Instead of trying to make your life perfect, give yourself the freedom to make it an adventure, and go ever upward.