You want to have a future where you’re expecting things to be better, not one where you’re expecting things to be worse.

Constantly seek criticism. A well thought out critique of what you're doing is as valuable as gold

Actively seek out and listen carefully to negative feedback.

You want to be extra rigorous about making the best possible thing you can. Find everything that's wrong with it and fix it.

Being an entrepreneur is like eating glass and staring into the abyss of death.

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.

I always had an existential crisis, trying to figure out ‘what does it all mean?’ I came to the conclusion that if we can advance the knowledge of the world, if we can expand the scope and scale of consciousness, then, we’re better able to ask the right questions and become more enlightened. That’s the only way to move forward.