There's a bias on hiring the best engineers wherever they come from. It does seem like a lot of the non-engineering execs come from Ivy League schools, as is true in much of corporate America and government.

Zuckerberg had the good sense to know both his own limitations and interests. He wanted an executive who would free him to do what he loved: code, and enhancing the Facebook platform.

The digital revolution is almost as disruptive to the traditional media business as electricity was to the candle business.

The digital revolution has disrupted most traditional media: newspapers, magazines, books, record companies, radio.

If the Ivy League was the breeding ground for the elites of the American Century, Stanford is the farm system for Silicon Valley.

Poorer people tend to watch more television because they can't afford other diversions.

An important reason Google is usually listed among the world's most trusted brands is that it conveys a sense that the user comes first.