Investors, most of them, have a herd mentality. They want to invest only if other people are investing

Pick a big enough project, something that's really hard, something that over the years you can work on.

People like the idea of innovation in the abstract, but when you present them with any specific innovation, they tend to reject it because it doesn't fit with what they already know.

Innovations seem inevitable in retrospect, but at the time it's an uphill battle.

Starting a startup is a process of trial and error. What guided the founders through this process was their empathy for the users. They never lost sight of making things that people would want.

Cofounders will endure so much together that their relationship is often compared to a marriage.

Investors, most of them, have a herd mentality. They want to invest only if other people are investing