I want to eliminate the notion of just having ideas; they lack meaning until they address a specific problem or opportunity.

I love doers and prefer surrounding myself with people who take action rather than just talk about ideas.

When I come up with an idea, I acknowledge that it will face objections, but I encourage collaboration to refine it into a fully formed concept.

I look for both flexibility and persistence in interactions, where I have conviction in my ideas but also listen and adapt to others' concerns.

As an investor, I'm particularly interested in great ideas that I haven't thought of yet, especially in networks and marketplaces, which I know well. A great entrepreneur often has a fascinating idea that can scale to millions or hundreds of millions of people, positively impacting lives and changing the human ecosystem.

Convincing someone that you might be the one to beat the odds can lead to success, whether in recruiting, fundraising, or product adjustments. I just want to go somewhere and see somebody that I don't know using something that I made and have it be kind of useful; that is what I thought was really exciting.

Winning arguments and solving problems require different skill sets; the former often leads to dogmatism, while the latter encourages open-mindedness.

The investment game allows for deep thinking about interconnected ideas and provides the pleasure of working with highly skilled partners, akin to being on a winning sports team.

I embrace the idea of failing and learning in design, as the process of trying and experimenting is where true creativity and growth occur.