"If you have an idea that you can't get out of your head, do a startup. Otherwise join a startup."
"If you want to unleash more creativity in your company, you need to allow for a little contamination. It is the sand in the oyster that creates the pearl."
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Source: Can the Crowd Be More Patient by Fred Wilson, www.huffingtonpost.com. April 26, 2012.
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