If you start your own thing, you can learn a lot really fast from doing things wrong.

A lot of really great, innovative things have happened when people just didn't know it wasn't supposed to be possible.

You're not going to become a great manager overnight. You're not going to become a great public speaker or figure out how to raise money. These are the things you want to start the clock on as early as possible.

One of the great things about moving to Silicon Valley is that you're surrounded by all these people who've done it before. This place is an assembly line that takes a couple of twenty-somethings and walks you through everything you need to learn.

If you have a dream, you can spend a lifetime studying, planning, and getting ready for it. What you should be doing is getting started.

When you're in school, every little mistake is a permanent crack in your windshield. But in the real world, if you're not swerving around and hitting the guard rails every now and then, you're not going fast enough. Your biggest risk isn't failing; it's getting too comfortable.