Growing up is mostly the process of having to acknowledge the differences between your world and the whole world.

Whereas any political party, and nearly all voters, prize consistency as a sign of authentic, values-driven thinking, it is deeply alien to the hacker, who holds that changing your mind is simply intelligence in action.

Slow investing can have the same impact on startups that slow food has had on cuisine: good things come to those who wait.

I had a choice between working on Wall Street or doing consulting or working at a start-up, and I got a job at a start-up. I was one of the first employees there, and I did everything for them, and it was so much fun.