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

I can sort of do what I want. Maybe I have to work harder to prove myself in some new relationship because they've heard some wacky stories about me. But at least I can get the meeting.

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

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

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.

Solving specific problems is what drives me. I am not interested in having a career. I never have been.

It’s not cool. I think being a wealthy member of the establishment is the antithesis of cool. Being a countercultural revolutionary is cool. So to the extent that you’ve made a billion dollars, you’ve probably become uncool.