I didn't care what, how much adversity life threw at me. I intended to get to the top.

There's no good idea that can't be improved on.

Ignore the conventional wisdom. If everybody else is doing it one way, there's a good chance you can find your niche by going in exactly the opposite direction.

You should treat your marriage like a business that you wouldn't want to let fail.

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.

If you're not doing some things that are crazy, then you're doing the wrong things