The United States is locked in a new arms race for that most precious resource - the future entrepreneurs upon whom economic growth depends. Substantial research shows that immigrants play a key role in American job creation.

Better to have bad news that's true than good news we made up

Meritocracy is a good thing. Whenever possibly, people should be judged based on their work and results, not superficial qualities.

Every startup has a chance to change the world, by bringing not just a new product, but an entirely new institution into existence.

At IMVU, we opened up our board meetings to the whole company.

Start-up success is not a consequence of good genes or being in the right place at the right time. Success can be engineered by following the right process, which means it can be learned, which means it can be taught.

Science and vision are not opposites or even at odds. They need each other. I sometimes hear other startup folks say something along the lines of: 'If entrepreneurship was a science, then anyone could do it.' I'd like to point out that even science is a science, and still very few people can do it, let alone do it well.