Verified quotes on first principles, constraint-driven design, scale.
“I think it’s important to reason from first principles rather than by analogy. The normal way we conduct our lives is we reason by analogy. [With first principles] you boil things down to the most fundamental truths… and then reason up from there.”
“There are way easier places to work, but nobody ever changed the world on 40 hours a week.”
“If the schedule is long it’s wrong. If it’s tight it’s right.”
“Really pay attention to negative feedback, and solicit it, particularly from friends.”
“A failure is an option here. If things are not failing, you are not innovating enough.”
“I think most people can learn a lot more than they think they can. They sell themselves short without trying.”
