In software speed to market, speed to learning is really key. In hardware if you screw it up you are dead. So accuracy really matters.

It’s actually pretty easy to be contrarian. It’s hard to be contrarian and right.

What great founders do is seek the networks that will be essential to their task... Usually it's best to have two or three people on a team rather than a solo founder.

I actually think every individual is now an entrepreneur, whether they recognize it or not.

One thing I learned in '97, when I thought the right time to found a company was during a swing-up, is that it's much better to start during an economic downturn. Partnerships are easier; hiring is easier; and the competition starts later.

Your network is the people who want to help you, and you want to help them, and that's really powerful.

Trust and mutual value creation helps both employer and employee compete in the marketplace.