One of the tests that I frequently use in an interaction is I push on the idea and what I'm looking for is both flexibility & persistence.

Everything in life has some risk, and what you have to actually learn to do is how to navigate it.

The actual, the forming of ties with a group of people around you where they help you grow as a professional, solve problems, get opportunities, and you help them, is actually the constitutive base of the foundation of a strong, modern career.

I think the boarding schools are like miniature versions of "Lord of the Flies."

You jump off a cliff and you assemble an airplane on the way down.

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.

By 2030 over 2 billion jobs will disappear.