Writing is the starting point from which all goodness (and crappiness) flows.

Most of my life is over. I am going to enjoy my family and friends before any of us depart this earth. I'll never start another company. I'll never work long hours again. At this point in my life, I only answer to God, my wife, and my kids. Everything else is secondary - especially the expectations of strangers.

Frequently, crashes are followed with a message like 'ID 02'. 'ID' is an abbreviation for idiosyncrasy and the number that follows indicates how many more months of testing the product should have had.

Better to fail at doing the right thing than to succeed at doing the wrong thing.

I want to know which idea you're going to kill yourself trying to make successful, not which ideas have crossed your idle mind.

Accept diversity and don't take any crap.

Skillful pitching... is a necessary, but not sufficient, part of raising capital. More important are the realities of your organization: Are you building something meaningful, long lasting, and valuable to society?