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

My background educationally is physics and economics, and I grew up in sort of an engineering environment - my father is an electromechanical engineer. And so there were lots of engineery things around me.

Silicon Valley has some of the smartest engineers and technology business people in the world.

We need to be super careful with AI. Potentially more dangerous than nukes.

Talent is extremely important. It's like a sports team, the team that has the best individual player will often win, but then there’s a multiplier from how those players work together and the strategy they employ.

I'm extremely confident that solar will be at least a plurality of power, and most likely a majority... in less than 20 years.

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.