I read books and talked to people. I mean that's kind of how one learns anything. There's lots of great books out there & lots of smart people.

If you're co-founder or CEO, you have to do all kinds of tasks you might not want to do. If you don't do your chores, the company won't succeed. No task is too menial.

My motivation for all my companies has been to be involved in something that I thought would have a significant impact on the world.

If you think back to the beginning of cell phones, laptops or really any new technology, it's always expensive.

Brand is just a perception, and perception will match reality over time. Sometimes it will be ahead, other times it will be behind. But brand is simply a collective impression some have about a product.

It's important that we attempt to extend life beyond Earth now. It is the first time in the four billion-year history of Earth that it's been possible, and that window could be open for a long time - hopefully it is - or it could be open for a short time. We should err on the side of caution and do something now.

I was born in Africa. I came to California because it's really where new technologies can be brought to fruition, and I don't see a viable competitor.