“When I was in college, I remember thinking to myself, this internet thing is awesome because you can look up anything you want.”

In fifteen years we’ll be teaching programming just like reading and writing, and wondering why we didn’t do it sooner.

The companies that work are the ones that people really care about and have a vision for the world so do something you like.

Bring the world closer together.

A squirrel dying in front of your house may be more relevant to your interests right now than people dying in Africa.

I think I’ve grown and learned a lot.

Our mission is to make the world more open and connected.

Instead of building walls, we can help build bridges.

When you want to change things, you can’t please everyone. If you do please everyone, you aren’t making enough progress.

I look at Google and think they have a strong academic culture. Elegant solutions to complex problems.

Our goal is not to build a platform; it’s to be cross all of them.

It is important for young entrepreneurs to be adequately self-aware to know what they do not know.

If you actually do something you love it’s a lot easier and takes on a lot more purpose.

Find that thing you are super passionate about.

Please wear a mask. Covid is spreading quickly again and masks help keep people healthy and keep the country open.

Move fast and break things. Unless you are breaking stuff, you are not moving fast enough.

Books allow you to fully explore a topic and immerse yourself in a deeper way than most media today. I’m looking forward to shifting more of my media diet towards reading books.

The most influential people in my life have always been women. My family, my friends, my teachers, my colleagues, and my idols.

All of my friends who have younger siblings who are going to college or high school – my number one piece of advice is: You should learn how to program.

Amherst is a liberal arts college, committed to providing students with a broad education.

I don’t come from a family that had the money to put me through college, so I left school with $100,000 in student loan debt.

Some states spend more $$ on prisons than on colleges. We have to make a change.

I never thought about college, but my mom thought about it for me. I knew 100 percent it wasn’t for me.

I never thought about college, but my mom thought about it for me. I knew 100 percent it wasn’t for me.

A thorough knowledge of the Bible is worth more than a college education.