In 1995, I faced a choice between pursuing a PhD in material science or doing something with the internet. I decided to defer my studies to try building something useful on the internet, which ended up being reasonably successful and sold for about $300 million.

I started my first company out of my dorm room at Stanford, aiming to help students get jobs at banks and consulting firms, but it ultimately didn't work out because no one was using LinkedIn at the time.

Investing in the internet was a strategic choice in 1994, as it was a growing field with significant potential, and that focus has continued to guide investments.

I founded my first company in middle school and started inDinero from my UC Berkeley dorm room while studying computer science.

My time at Stanford was pivotal; it was the first class to start with Facebook, which changed perceptions about young people being able to innovate and bring game-changing ideas to market.

This is the best time ever in the history of technology to start a company.

After quitting my job at Amazon, I moved to San Francisco where I found a co-founder and began working on various startup ideas without being picky about the market.

After college, I worked at a biotech firm but felt the slow career progression pushed me to pursue entrepreneurship, especially after a roommate suggested we start a company together.

I fell into entrepreneurship accidentally; I went to college to be a computer programmer, but after the dot-com bubble burst, startups weren't on anyone's mind.