[On the art of entrepreneurship] You're not going to get it free, and you have to take risks. I don't mean to be a daredevil, that's crazy. But you have to take risks, and in some cases you must go for broke.

I believe that if you think small, you'll stay small.

When it's too easy to get money, then you get a lot of noise mixed in with the real innovation and entrepreneurship. Tough times bring out the best parts of Silicon Valley.

Thought, not money, is the real business capital.

I wake up every morning and think to myself, 'How far can I push the company forward in the next 24 hours?

Succeeding is not really a life experience that does that much good. Failing is a much more sobering and enlightening experience.