I'm not really sure where it comes from, but every time I meet someone who says 'I really want to be an entrepreneur' but has no idea what they want to do, I really just think: 'This person is totally aimless.' Dustin Moskovitz aimlessentrepreneuridea share on social
One of the purposes of life, and selfishly what makes people happy, is building things that are impactful. Dustin Moskovitz buildhappyimpactful Change image and share on social
I used to be really anxious about money. I got that from my parents. I still am, but for entirely different reasons. Dustin Moskovitz anxiousmoneyparent Change image and share on social
As with Google, Facebook was a place that just concentrated a lot of top talent. It's just sort of natural that those people would go on and continue to be successful. Dustin Moskovitz concentratecontinuefacebook Change image and share on social
For most people, their wealth accrues slowly, and at any given point they say, 'Okay, I should kick up my standard of living because now I've earned slightly more wealth.' I went from the dorm room to having a billion dollars. Dustin Moskovitz accruebilliondollar share on social
Once a few Facebook employees put together a promising idea and start a company, that's very exciting to people. I happen to think being a Facebook employee is really correlated with good ideas. Dustin Moskovitz companycorrelateemployee Change image and share on social
There's a lot of complacency in philanthropy. People figure organizations are trying to do good, and that's enough, even if the results aren't there. But that's wasteful and inefficient. It crowds out better programs. Dustin Moskovitz complacencycrowdfigure share on social
There are a lot of people building small ideas now. There's an idealization of being an entrepreneur, but the most important thing is to have a really great idea. Dustin Moskovitz buildentrepreneurgreat Change image and share on social
I can't apply $3 billion in capital to the tech industry. It wouldn't work. But in infrastructure, education, I can make a real difference. I can change someone's life, for the better, permanently. If I can improve a kid's education, I can increase their salary later on and for decades. Dustin Moskovitz applybillioncapital share on social
There's an idealization of being an entrepreneur, but the most important thing is to have a really great idea. Dustin Moskovitz entrepreneurgreatidea Change image and share on social