At Cisco, I made every decision based on what was good for the company, and that pretty much ruined my marriage and my health.

Historically, if you look at people like George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, people with disposable incomes have always been agricultural innovators.

The venture community is largely male.

At Cisco, I made every decision based on what was good for the company, and that pretty much ruined my marriage and my health.

The farm was a great place to grow up, but I preferred the Hollywood Hills. My aunt looked like Lucille Ball and everything she touched was beautiful and elegant. But I was intelligent enough to understand I would never be like her.

The amount of time that a young girl spends wearing pink will be inversely proportional to her future income.

But I live very simply. I farm - there is something visceral about being attached to the land. I am a recording engineer. I do my own laundry most days and I get on with the business of living.