Jason Shen

“Graham excuses himself for a moment to go over to his laptop and look up what he had written in his notes after their interview. When he returns, he reports that he had written the following: “Insanely energetic founders. Fund for the new idea.” So Graham is not going to be the one who encourages them to pursue”
― Randall E. Stross, The Launch Pad: Inside Y Combinator

“The work you put in when no one is watching will matter far more than the work you do when the cameras are rolling.”
― Leslie Odom Jr., Failing Up: How to Take Risks, Aim Higher, and Never Stop Learning

“To be rendered powerless does not destroy your humanity. Your resilience is your humanity. The only people who lose their humanity are those who believe they have the right to render another human being powerless. They are the weak. To yield and not break, that is incredible strength.”
― Hannah Gadsby

“The path to moments of greatness in your life will be paved, in part, with your spectacular failures.”
― Leslie Odom Jr., Failing Up: How to Take Risks, Aim Higher, and Never Stop Learning