I worked as an engineer at Abbott Vascular and a smaller startup, but I felt an urge to start my own company at 24, driven by my past health experiences.

I didn't start Facebook to create a company; I started it because I wanted to build something personally meaningful and believed it should exist globally.

After selling my first company to Groupon, I wanted to work on something that would inspire me and allow me to create new skills and knowledge. I never want to be 80 years old looking backwards and wondering what if I tried.

I started a company named NeXT and another named Pixar, and I fell in love with an amazing woman who became my wife.

The journey is more important than the destination. After leaving the military, I co-founded a company not for profit, but to create a team and a sense of camaraderie, which I realized was what mattered most to me.

In my professional life, I initially said yes to many opportunities, but I learned to prioritize authenticity and only engage with things I truly care about.

I started my company at 19 years old and never went to college because I believed that proving my capabilities through action was more valuable than obtaining a degree.

When I started my company, I wanted to begin with open source foundations, focusing on real-time web applications and making things fast.

When I left Google, I needed time to explore what others were doing and to figure out what I wanted to pursue next. I made a VR project for The Weather Channel that became my favorite because it was immediately apparent and hilarious, showcasing how comedy can be created in VR without relying on traditional slapstick humor.