I didn't know how to scale the revenue from a couple million to hundreds of millions, so I couldn't hire someone to do it.

I saw a hundred billion dollar opportunity in the market that others were oblivious to, and I knew exactly what to build to capture it.

I've always wanted to start a company, but I didn't feel confident enough to believe I could do it.

Be honest with yourself about the kind of business you want to build. I aimed to create a multi-billion dollar business with Shoptiques. Don't go raise money from capital firms that need a high return and an exit in five to ten years.

I should have built a larger team much earlier, but I was scared and didn't know how to do it effectively.

I wanted to contribute to Bitcoin because I know how to build and scale software companies and corral capital to address succinct problems.

I decided to start an internet company in 1995 instead of pursuing a PhD at Stanford because I wanted to be part of the technological advancements happening at that time.

When building software, it's generally scalable, but founders often struggle with service-based businesses that require high-skill human labor.

Our ambition was always to build a world-dominating venture capital firm, not just a small boutique, as we believed it was equally hard to build either.