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.

The real secret of Silicon Valley is that it's really all about the people

The challenge when you think about product distribution is: how are you competing for potential customers or potential members time?

If you are not embarrassed by the first version of your product, you've launched too late.

Before dreaming about the future or marking plans, you need to articulate what you already have going for you - as entrepreneurs do.

It's very conventional to say that you're a contrarian these days.

It's useful to be able to recognize whether you're on track or not. To have that belief, but also paranoia about am I tracking against my investment thesis.