"You will make more accurate predictions about software and -- in this web drive world -- about services if you ask yourself not 'what’s the business model?', but rather 'do the people who like it take care of each other?'. That turns out to be the better predictor of longevity."

"[Y]ou actually learn more as a designer not by playing other strong, solid games, but instead by seeking out unplaytested games with mechanics and subject matter that pique your interest, and playing them. You learn best how to solve your own design issues by solving the kinds of design issues your brain is inclined to create."