In truth the social media elements of the Obama campaign, while extremely innovative, did not produce a lot of results.

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

At every point I am besieged by people who would like me to conform to some social norm of whatever sort of social group they expect me to be a part of. I never have any identification with these social groups.

I lived on couches for something like six months. I had no home. I was totally broke. I would stay at a friend's house for two weeks, then move because I didn't want to become this permanent mooch.

You have got to be willing to be poor as an entrepreneur.

I had a desire to prove to myself that I was actually in control - that I wasnt a puppet.

Gray hats are the ones who think they're doing good, but they're not. You learn that when the FBI shows up on your doorstep.