I'm not here to make money, I'm here to make joy.
Timing, perseverance, and ten years of trying will eventually make you look like an overnight success.
If you aren't getting rejected on a daily basis, your goals aren't ambitious enough.
The internet smashes gatekeepers, democratizes markets and brings a greater degree of control to people's lives. Strive to empower.
When bootstrapping, you need to find a team that's willing to work for nothing and spend their off hours with you.
Make something someone specific needs, launch fast, let users show you what to change, change it, repeat the last two.
Great companies don't throw money at problems, they throw ideas at problems.
The web is a social movement and I like to think of a new company as a manifesto.
Do not tell me, "You know what you should do..." Instead ask me, "Is there any reason why I should not?"
I want my films to make money, but money is just fuel for the rocket. What I really want to do is to go somewhere. I don't want to just collect more fuel.