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“All of us can build whatever we put our minds to. And this is the culture that for me still defines Facebook"

“Instead of trying to make a conscious effort to think of startup ideas, turn your brain into the type that has startup ideas unconsciously.”

"Many of the most successful founders begin with no salary at all… If you’re not prepared to live that, you don’t really understand what being a founder is like.”

“Once something works, people often underestimate it. And when things aren’t working, they underestimate how much trouble they’re in.”

“What we really try to clobber people over the head with at Stripe is that [our users] are people starting a business who are generally really talented"

“The way that you really know you’ve found [product/market fit] is if you have exponential organic growth - if you have word of mouth."

“If you're a seed stage company, go for funding as late as you possibly can."

“I’ve seen entrepreneurs get stuck for years because they feel they owe it to themselves or their investors... but it’s not likely to shift the direction.”

"So long as you love the work that you do, you’ll be able to keep carrying on. That’s really it. That’s 100% of the wisdom.”

"Part of being good at managing culture is being able to recognize what it is.”