Bitcoin is the beginning of something great: a currency without a government, something necessary and imperative.

Missing a train is only painful if you run after it! Likewise, not matching the idea of success others expect from you is only painful if that’s what you are seeking.

It's not a good idea to take a forecast from someone wearing a tie. If possible, tease people who take themselves and their knowledge too seriously.

Learn to fail with pride - and do so fast and cleanly. Maximise trial and error - by mastering the error part.

Forecasting by bureaucrats tends to be used for anxiety relief rather than for adequate policy making.

Rationalism crashes in the tails.

You need a story to displace a story.