Harvard is an asset management business cloaked as a college. but if you are a start-up, do you want VC money funded by Harvard? - Auren Hoffman

all dinners parties should have one-conversation. any dinner that is not one-conversation is not worth going to and not worth hosting — those dinners are rarely ever good.

a one-conversation dinner party needs a moderator who keeps the conversation going, asks good questions, and cuts people off from boring others. a moderator is ESSENTIAL.

one of the most frustrating things is seeing people that clearly are not reaching potential because they are not working hard enough

there are two ways to innovate -- step-functions and 1% improvements -- both are super important