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

Devices are getting smarter - your television, your car - and that means more data spread around. There needs to be a fabric that connects all these devices. That's what we do.

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 must maximize the probability that someone shows up at front door of your store or website and ends up with a solved problem.

I actually don't think it matters how early or late you are as long as you hit critical mass.

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.

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.