Ilana Ettinger

Peter Thiel has said that the best startups are like a cult that believes in something true.

Hell is a collection of individuals who are spending the bulk of their time working on a task they don’t like and are not especially good at.

Knowledge work is less structured, more spontaneous, and harder to teach. “Our knowledge,” says Glaeser, “builds on things that we learn from people around us.“ Being close to other knowledge workers makes it easier for us to learn new things and develop new ideas. As such, knowledge work is best done in cities.