The only long-term motivation is self motivation. So hire people who are self motivated and get out of their way.

Human nature is to need a map. If you’re brave enough to draw one, people will follow.

Kickstarter isn't a profit center, it's an organizer and an instigator.

Every single important thing we do is something we didn't use to be good at, and in fact, might be something we used to fear.

I define anxiety as experiencing failure in advance.

You don't launch a popular blog, you build one.

The job isn't to catch up to the status quo; the job is to invent the status quo.