Darwinism may be a fine theory in other contexts, but in startups, intelligent design works best.

A company does better the less it pays the CEO.

In a world of scarce resources, globalization without new technology is unsustainable.

A true bubble is when something is overvalued and intensely believed. Education may be the only thing people still believe in in the United States. To question education is really dangerous. It is the absolute taboo. It's like telling the world there's no Santa Claus.

People working on bigger ideas on a more protracted timeline will be more on the stealth side. They aren’t releasing new PR announcements every day. The bigger the secret and the likelier it is that you alone have it, the more time you have to execute. There may be far more people going after hard secrets than we think.

As you craft a plan to expand to adjacent markets, don't disrupt: Avoid competition as much as possible.

Big part of the challenge to innovation is that people too easily resign themselves to dying.