We live in a world where you're not being eaten by a lion when you fail, you just have to get another job.

Just pick a political story at random and read the comments. There is no logic or reason on either side - only hypocrisy and hate.

I always try to find the truth in a situation. That unvarnished, pure nugget of truth at the core of every issue that I write about.

Women in my world are respected as much as men.

That first company I started made a lot of money for the venture capitalists - nearly $30 million - but next to nothing for the founders. The companies I started after that varied between failures and mediocre successes. But at no point did I ever consider getting a 'real job.' That felt like a black and white world, and I wanted Technicolor.

The problem isn't that Silicon Valley is keeping women down or not doing enough to encourage female entrepreneurs. The opposite is true. No, the problem is that not enough women want to become entrepreneurs.

Success in Silicon Valley, most would agree, is more merit-driven than almost any other place in the world. It doesn't matter how old you are, what sex you are, what politics you support or what color you are. If your idea rocks and you can execute, you can change the world and/or get really, stinking rich.