The best founders I’ve worked with don’t need to be told what to do. They need someone who’s been through it to tell them they’re not crazy.

foundersmentorshipInterview, 2017

At LinkedIn and Facebook, I saw what happens when a product hits network effects. As a VC, I’m looking for that same moment.

investingnetwork-effectsBenchmark blog, 2016

Instagram succeeded because it made everyone feel like a photographer. The best products make ordinary people feel extraordinary.

consumerinstagramConference talk, 2013

Being employee #7 at LinkedIn taught me that great companies look like chaos from the inside. The outside narrative is always cleaner.

chaosrealityInterview, 2015

I studied music at Yale. Turns out, understanding harmony and composition is weirdly useful for understanding product design.

creativitymusicStanford lecture, 2018