If you have an idea that you can't get out of your head, do a startup. Otherwise join a startup.

Marketing is for companies who have sucky products.

I'm really interested in the intersection between reputation, identity, and knowledge.

People already love to play casual games. But when you take a casual game and stick it inside a social network, it becomes way more exciting.

I generally blog between 5:30 A.M. and 7 A.M. I will from time to time add something during the day, but for the most part blogging is an early morning activity for me.

New York's niche is content, and content is becoming more valuable. Just think about what is more valuable: MTV or the cable system that you use to get MTV? Howard Stern or the radio station you use to listen to him? Ultimately, technology becomes a commodity, and content - real, true branded content - becomes more valuable.

Startups are rapidly changing systems. If you use an annual review cycle, you aren't getting feedback at the same pace that you need to adapt and change the business.