I definitely think what drives technology companies is the people; because in a technology company it's always about what are you going to do next.

People are more productive when they're alone, but they're more collaborative and innovative when they're together.

I realized in all the cases where I was happy with the decision I made, there were two common threads: Surround myself with the smartest people who challenge you to think about things in new ways, and do something you are not ready to do so you can learn the most.

If you push through that feeling of being scared, that feeling of taking risk, really amazing things can happen.

I'm a geek, I like to code, I even like to use spreadsheets when I cook.

The Googly thing is to launch products early on Google Labs and then iterate, learning what the market wants - and making it great. The beauty of experimenting in this way is that you never get too far from what the market wants. The market pulls you back.

I really wanted to be a doctor, until my freshman year of college when I realized that while I was good at chemistry and biology, I really wasn't feeling challenged by it.