Most people have an aversion to risk, my college economics professor told me. Which means they have to be rewarded to take on that risk. The higher the risk, the higher the possible payout has to be for people to jump.

Friendships and marriage are far more potent than financial conflicts.

I dont claim to be a journalist. I hold myself to higher standards of transparency and disclosure.

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Journalists hold themselves apart, and above, the common person. They have rules designed to ensure their objectivity and impartiality.

Women in my world are respected as much as men.

I live a fairly simple life, and that didnt change much after I sold TechCrunch in 2010. I didnt buy a new house or even a new car. The one thing I did splurge on was a boat. Nothing too fancy or large.