Venture capitalist John Lilly discusses managing the daily challenge of context switching between activities, including the attempt to "live out of your outbox rather than your inbox," while still remaining responsive to those who need your help.

Venture capitalist John Lilly reflects on his time at Apple during trying economic times and shares a story of bold leadership by the late Steve Jobs.

On finding team members to work with, investor John Lilly paraphrases Warren Buffet: "You look for three qualities: integrity, intelligence, and energy. And if they don't have the first, the other two will kill you." Lilly also expresses the importance of placing yourself in hard situations that allow you to learn.

Believing that we are exiting the "dark ages of computing," investor and entrepreneur John Lilly issues a challenge to technology entrepreneurs in this era of chaos: What will you create in the white space of opportunity that lies ahead?

Venture capitalist John Lilly articulates the realities of having success at scale in the consumer Internet space. He shares illuminating facts on the frequency of success, and the secret sauce of companies that leverage network effects and distribution advantages. Lilly also offers a valuable explanation of the difference between product "virality" and word-of-mouth buzz.

Venture capitalist John Lilly expresses three rules for entrepreneurs to consider: make things for as long as you can, find a tribe of people you really want to collaborate with, and do work that makes your soul sing.

Venture capitalist John Lilly shares how he was drawn to the role of leading Mozilla, the organization behind the Firefox browser. Rather than seeking to dominate the market, Lilly explains why he and the organization were driven to create a more competitive market. He also shares the moment when he knew he had to join the effort.

Investor and entrepreneur John Lilly shares how he became interested in human computer interaction at Stanford, and the moment he was inspired by the thoughts of entrepreneur Mitch Kapor, who championed software design to make us fundamentally more human in our interactions with technology.