There's an ability to learn & adapt, an ability to constantly have a vision that's driving you, but to be taking input from all sources.

I think most of [people] are not very well educated themselves to understand the Winston Churchill line - democracy is the worst of all governments until you consider all the other ones.

First mover Advantage doesn't go to the company that starts up, it goes to the company that scales up

What I think Peter Thiel imagines is that Donald Trump has a policy, that Trump has an idea of what to do. haven't heard any of those ideas. All I hear is sloganeering, vitriol, personal attacks.

A little-known company with a realistic framework that appeals to entrepreneurial employees is going to be more attractive than a famous company that treats its people like disposable assets.

Innovation comes from long-term thinking and iterative execution.

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.