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A Plane Is A Guilty Pleasure. I Have One. It's A Great Luxury. I Appreciate It. I Couldn't Do What I Do. It's Not Something You Can Write Down As Anything Other Than, "wow, I Can't Believe I Have This And I'm Absolutely Spoiled And Entitled." On The Other Hand, I Have One And I Use It.

We're Going To Think Big, We're Going To Bet Big.

Ultimately Progress Is Measured Sort Of Through The Eyes Of Users.

The Company I Invested In Is Probably A Leader In That Area. They're A Company Called Second Spectrum, Which Happens To Be Based In La But Was Started By Two Usc Computer-science Professors. It's Filled With Guys Who Love Sports, Who Played Sports, But Really Look Like Programmers.

We Can Believe That We Know Where The World Should Go. But Unless We're In Touch With Our Customers, Our Model Of The World Can Diverge From Reality. There's No Substitute For Innovation, Of Course, But Innovation Is No Substitute For Being In Touch, Either.