I suffer from the delusion that every product of my imagination is not only possible, but always on the cusp of becoming real.

Your biggest challenge as an entrepreneur is not concealing your idea from others or keeping your idea a secret, it is actually convincing people that you're not crazy and that you can pull this off.

Ever since Napster I've dreamt of building a product similar to Spotify.

The transition strategies are more important than understanding what the outcome state will be.

You just keep pushing yourself harder and harder to achieve more and more - I don't think it's ever quite as glamorous as it appears on the outside.

I think the perception of wealth and power is that things just become easier and easier when in reality as you raise the stakes things become more stressful.

I definitely wanted to earn my freedom. But the primary motivation wasn't making money, but making an impact.