A business model that hasn't been tried before is always interesting, even if it's likely to fail.

Friendships and marriage are far more potent than financial conflicts.

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

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.

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.

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

Women in my world are respected as much as men.