"We have operating principles we recruit against. The first operating principle is always to put the mission first."

Jack Conte, Patreon

"I realize now that the hard part is not being brilliant and coming up with great ideas. The hard part is really being honest with yourself, because we so often want to look at the world through rose-colored glasses."

Everett Cook, Rho

"The challenge in building something that is counterintuitive is that it’s counterintuitive. Not everybody is going to get it. But if it’s easy, you’re probably doing something that a bunch of other people are going to do or are already doing, and there may not be a big upside."

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