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

It would be incredibly presumptuous and self-serving of me to believe that Facebook was the end of history. The only way it could possibly be the end of history is if it becomes some sort of artificial super intelligence that takes over the world.

Running a start-up is like eating glass. You just start to like the taste of your own blood.

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.

There is no simple answer to what I think.

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

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