Share what you do profusely, because it will be remixed by others into something new, rich and strange.

Pursue something so important that even if you fail, the world is better off with you having tried.

Programming is how we talk to the machines that are increasingly woven into our lives. If you aren't a programmer, you're like one of the unlettered people of the Middle Ages who were told what to think by the literate priesthood. We had a Renaissance when more people could read and write; we'll have another one when everyone programs.

Create more value than you capture.

We're entering a new world in which data may be more important than software.

No matter your sector, chances are that people are already twittering about your products, your brand, your company or at least your industry.

Money is like gasoline during a road trip. You don’t want to run out of gas on your trip, but you’re not doing a tour of gas stations.