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" I wanted a simple one-bedroom apartment that would impress people when they walked in but that was otherwise extremely comfortable and useful. "

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" Good founders can give me a picture of the future that I can believe. And the second that I believe your version of the future, you have leverage. "

" Increase your company's average talent with each hire - founders tend to be pretty smart but willing to take on risk. Employees should be a lot smarter and less risk averse. "

" It's fairly common knowledge that a startup can't execute on two products simultaneously. "

" I either like reading fun war-based sci-fi, books about the lives of chefs, or dry historical non-fiction. "

" I think there are two challenges - and one challenge is how to diversify the workforce in the technology industry, and the other challenge is how to diversify the people who are starting companies. "

" New York is my favorite city to visit because there is always something to do, someone to meet, and something to discover. "

" I don't understand how you can have product-market fit and not a lot of people wanting your product. The two go hand-in-hand. "

" Live broadcasting was something only done by the rich news organizations. So when you bring it to the masses, the public gets really excited. "

" Founders always say, 'I'm going to 'make my thing go viral' - that doesn't mean just adding a share button. "

" Minority founders often feel like they are on the outside looking in when it comes to Silicon Valley and tech startups in general. "

" My definition of product-market fit is you are drowning in demand - your product is being used by so many customers that you cannot handle all the new people knocking at your door! "

" Finding entrepreneurs from diverse and international backgrounds is a top priority for us at Y Combinator. "

" I think tech is driving most of the innovation and will continue to for a very, very long time. "

" My goal is to make the process of taking and watching videos as easy as it is for photos. "

" Everyone appreciates good food. "

" People are carrying around smartphones. They have a video capture device in their pockets twenty-four/seven. "

" I've seen every idea. Ideas are irrelevant. You are judged on execution, and the number 1 way to prove that you can execute is by executing. "

" Socialcam shares Autodesk's mission of helping everybody imagine, design, and create a better world. "

" After reading the Elon Musk book and getting a Tesla - he is at the top of my list of inspiring founders. "

" You've got to be a special type of guy to strap a camera to your head, especially if you're the first guy to do it. "

" I usually fall asleep between 11 P.M. - 1 A.M., and I wake up between 6:30 A.M. - 8:00 A.M. "

" If you can't hire someone smarter than you, do it yourself. "

" I tell founders all the time, 99.9 percent chance of failure. "

" Academically, I think things kicked off pretty late for me. I was kind of one of those kids who was in half honors, half regular. I was like a history/science kid, which was always weird. Around tenth grade or eleventh grade, everything started coming together. "