The problem is that at a lot of big companies, process becomes a substitute for thinking. You're encouraged to behave like a little gear in a complex machine. Frankly, it allows you to keep people who aren't that smart, who aren't that creative.

Most people can learn a lot more than they think they can. They sell themselves short without trying.

I don't think it's a good idea to plan to sell a company.

Funded by the government just means funded by the people. Government, by the way, has no money. It only takes money from the people. Sometimes people forget that that's really what occurs.

With artificial intelligence we are summoning the demon.

I think it's very important to have a feedback loop, where you're constantly thinking about what you've done and how you could be doing it better.

The tough thing is figuring out what questions to ask, but […] once you do that, the rest is really easy.