America is an unsolvable problem: a nation divided and deeply in hate with itself. If it was a startup, wed understand how unfixable the situation is; most of us would leave for a fresh start, and the company would fall apart. America is MySpace.

Customer research produces bland products. We're producing a piece of art.

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

Im nearly certain that Google accessed my Gmail account after I broke a major story about Google.

Most of the money I make now comes from investments from CrunchFund. And the vast majority of that is what's called carried interest.

The main thing to know about me is that I'm a champion of entrepreneurs and the startups they build. They are my rock stars. If in doubt, I side with them, and that's clear from my writing.

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.