For anyone that's looking for a handful of real takeaways- I've put together the 26 quotes that I found interesting from this lecture here: https://medium.com/how-to-start-a-startup/26-quotes-reid-hof...

I've left out a lot of the X or Y slideware related aspirational statements he made. I think his comments on being a contrarian these days and the need for an investment thesis was interesting.