I believe technology ultimately makes the world better, despite the downsides that can arise from startups and tech.

Small teams of passionate individuals can leverage technology to solve meaningful problems and create significant impact.

The goal of Y Combinator is to create thousands of startups that solve real problems and create jobs, rather than have people join big tech companies.

YC encourages a culture of techno-optimism, pushing founders to think bigger and believe in their ability to solve complex problems.

For the last 25 to 30 years, tech has been the one vector of progress in our society where you can build new companies and do new things.

The challenge is to create startups that address the disconnection caused by technology, rather than contributing to it.

I believe tech professionals should initiate and fund large-scale open source projects for the common good, as this can lead to significant benefits across various services.

You don't need to be an expert in technology to start a successful company; working on things that challenge you is more important.

Successful hard tech ventures can create monumental leverage and defensibility, similar to the impact of the Manhattan Project and the Apollo missions, which are not captured in quarterly reports but in the stories that inspire humanity. Working on significant problems can lead organizations to venture into hard tech to access impactful solutions.