Early in a startup, product decisions should be hunch driven. Later on, product decisions should be data driven.

The fact is that the amount of money startups raise in their seed and Series A rounds is inversely correlated with success

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 use beauty as a way of helping people to receive difficult or upsetting ideas. The topical issues are merely a vehicle for making one aware of one's own perceptual shift-which is the real thrill.

All markets have boom and bust cycles, and I think venture capital market has even more exaggerated boom and bust cycles.

There are so many startups out there raising money. I don't think this is a bad thing. It's a good thing. Entrepreneurship is in vogue. Innovators are innovating. Makers are making.

Not acknowledging that beauty is complex-that's the problem. I enjoy making it complex for people, because that's my world.