Thinking about how disturbingly herdlike people become in so many different contexts - mimetic theory forces you to think about that, which is knowledge that's generally suppressed and hidden. As an investor-entrepreneur, I've always tried to be contrarian, to go against the crowd, to identify opportunities in places where people are not looking.

The lowest-hanging fruit in preventative medicine is just to really focus on nutrition.

University administrators are the equivalent of subprime mortgage brokers selling you a story that you should go into debt massively, that it's not a consumption decision, it's an investment decision. Actually, no, it's a bad consumption decision. Most colleges are four-year parties.

A startup is the largest endeavor over which you can have definite mastery. You can have agency not just over your own life, but over a small and important part of the world. It begins by rejecting the unjust tyranny of Chance. You are not a lottery ticket.

If you focus on near-term growth above all else, you miss the most important question you should be asking: will this business still be around a decade from now?

When you are starting a new business you don't want to go after giant markets. You want to go after small markets and take over those markets quickly.

What important truth do very few people agree with you on?