My half-baked reading of history is that we continue to go through these waves of entrepreneurial explosion followed by merger mania and consolidation. Out of that come big sluggish companies that eventually collapse under the weight of what they've created, and are killed off by the next wave of entrepreneurs.

Organize as much as possible around teams, to achieve enhanced focus, task orientation, innovativeness, and individual commitment.

I think economics, content, and the ability to interact with content in new and different ways are what will drive the adoption of e-books.

Are you placing enough interesting, freakish, long shot, weirdo bets?

I think economics is about passion. Economic progress, whether it is a two-person coffee shop or whether it is Netscape, is about people with brave ideas. Because it is brave to mortgage the house, when you've got two kids, to start a coffee shop.

Digital content and electronic networks have changed the basic environmental conditionsin which documents are created, distributed, and used.

I don't want an epitaph on my gravestone that says, 'He would have pursued some big dreams in his life, but other people wouldn't let him.