At the end of my life, is it better to say that I empowered people to make great stuff, or that I died with a net worth of $10 billion? Obviously I'm picking the former, although I would not mind both.

'Branding' has taken on too much of a role as a specialized craft performed by voodoo artists.

The key to evangelism is a great product. It is easy, almost unavoidable, to catalyze evangelism for a great product. It is hard, almost impossible, to catalyze evangelism for crap.

If you don't toot your own horn, don't complain that there's no music.

When I finally got a management position, I found out how hard it is to lead and manage people.

Entrepreneurship is not for everyone.

An MBA is a great degree for career paths like investment banking, finance, consulting, and large companies. An MBA is not necessarily the right path for starting a tech company. You should be building a prototype, not getting an MBA in that case.