The three things I strive for are authenticity, presence and empathy. You’d have to ask my loved ones if I’m pulling them off.

Kind, insubstantial and dedicated.

Needing order always.

Warm, intelligent, accommodating.

The worst advice was to start a record label when I wanted to be a musician. It was smart advice. It could have made me more money, but it did not inspire me.

Sometimes you don't even need your friend to say yay or nay, you just have to hear yourself expressing it out loud to another person that's never heard it before. And I particularly like doing the out loud bit. I like my sentences to sound good.

Like at the end of my life, when I can tell that I don’t have long to live, I want to be able to look back and go like, “Wow, I saw the world from many points of view. I did many different things.” That is such a top value for me.

I am mostly full time dad and my time is mostly at the mercy of an awesome little boy. I write when I can.

Kevin Kelly is one of my top five heroes in my life. I think of him all the time. He's a very deliberate role model for me. I want to be like Kevin Kelly. He's a straight up hero.

there was a year and a half after I sold my company where I felt adrift. I had a vague desire to slough off all responsibility. I had all the money now, so I had total freedom. Sold the company, I had nothing I had to do. I had nowhere I had to be.