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.

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.

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

Write good content about stuff that you love. Readers will find you.

Best startups generally come from somebody needing to scratch an itch.

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