You need this sort of a tailwind to make a startup successful.

No matter what you choose, build stuff and be around smart people.

The tenth social network, and limited only to college students with no money, also terrible. Myspace had won.

One of the great and terrible things about starting a start up is that you get no credit for trying.

Most founders have not managed people before, and they certainly haven't managed managers.

You'll get more support on a hard, important, project than a derivative one.

Starting a business is like riding a wave between life and death. If you can hang on long enough, you're bound to succeed