Ideas are easy. Making them happen is everything. That’s why I wrote the book and that’s what I invest in.

creativityexecutionBook tour, 2012

The first mile of any product — the signup, the onboarding, the first five minutes — determines whether a billion people will use it.

designonboardingMedium post, 2018

I invested in Uber because the product felt like magic. You press a button and a car appears. That’s what I look for — magic.

magicproductInterview, 2015

Design isn’t decoration. It’s how it works. The best founders understand this. The rest add a nice font and call it design.

designfoundersAdobe event, 2019

Behance proved that if you build something essential for a community, the community will carry you. Creatives carried Behance to Adobe.

behancecommunityStartup conference, 2016