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> [Think of Bitcoin as a bank account in the cloud, and it's completely decentralized: not the Swiss government, not the American government. It's all the participants in the network enforcing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/naval-ravikant/think-of-bitcoin-as-a-bank-account-in-the-cloud-and-it-s-completely/)

[Naval Ravikant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/naval-ravikant/)

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## More by Naval Ravikant

> [Entrepreneurship is really hard and painful - I'm not sure I'd recommend it for anyone who can't handle the extreme stress.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/naval-ravikant/entrepreneurship-is-really-hard-and-painful-i-m-not-sure-i-d/)

[Naval Ravikant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/naval-ravikant/)

> [“A fit body, a calm mind, a house full of love. These things cannot be bought — they must be earned.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/naval-ravikant/a-fit-body-a-calm-mind-a-house-full-of-love-these-things-cannot-be/)

[Naval Ravikant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/naval-ravikant/)

> [“Competing without software is like competing without electricity.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/naval-ravikant/competing-without-software-is-like-competing-without-electricity/)

[Naval Ravikant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/naval-ravikant/)

> [Nation states that are used to imposing capital controls will face a quandary: ban cryptocurrencies and live in the technology dustbin; enable them, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/naval-ravikant/nation-states-that-are-used-to-imposing-capital-controls-will-face-a/)

[Naval Ravikant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/naval-ravikant/)

> [Cryptocurrencies are an emergent property of the Internet - almost a fifth protocol in the Internet suite. If Satoshi Nakomoto did not exist, it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/naval-ravikant/cryptocurrencies-are-an-emergent-property-of-the-internet-almost-a/)

[Naval Ravikant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/naval-ravikant/)

> [Our model is very, very different to LinkedIn. We only deal with very small companies. We don't have any support for recruiters. In fact,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/naval-ravikant/our-model-is-very-very-different-to-linkedin-we-only-deal-with-very/)

[Naval Ravikant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/naval-ravikant/)

> [I don't like having managers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/naval-ravikant/i-don-t-like-having-managers/)

[Naval Ravikant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/naval-ravikant/)

> [I think almost everything about humans and human civilization is explained better by evolution than anything else.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/naval-ravikant/i-think-almost-everything-about-humans-and-human-civilization-is/)

[Naval Ravikant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/naval-ravikant/)

> [One philosophy I have at AngelList is I would rather have someone working on the wrong thing and do it their way and be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/naval-ravikant/one-philosophy-i-have-at-angellist-is-i-would-rather-have-someone/)

[Naval Ravikant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/naval-ravikant/)

> [“I don't actually read a lot of books. I pick up a lot of books and only get through a few, which form the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/naval-ravikant/i-don-t-actually-read-a-lot-of-books-i-pick-up-a-lot-of-books-and/)

[Naval Ravikant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/naval-ravikant/)

> [Getting in the middle of financial transactions is a regulatory minefield.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/naval-ravikant/getting-in-the-middle-of-financial-transactions-is-a-regulatory/)

[Naval Ravikant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/naval-ravikant/)

> [In an ideal world, you raise a lot of money and then there is a downturn, before you start investing so you get better…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/naval-ravikant/in-an-ideal-world-you-raise-a-lot-of-money-and-then-there-is-a/)

[Naval Ravikant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/naval-ravikant/)

> [If you go to a venture firm, what you're doing is you're buying money from them in exchange for equity. They have a commodity…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/naval-ravikant/if-you-go-to-a-venture-firm-what-you-re-doing-is-you-re-buying-money/)

[Naval Ravikant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/naval-ravikant/)

> [Startups often want to control the timing of their financing announcement and prefer not to reveal amounts raised for competitive reasons. If more of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/naval-ravikant/startups-often-want-to-control-the-timing-of-their-financing/)

[Naval Ravikant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/naval-ravikant/)

> [We are seeing a lot of cases where the startups are writing the term sheet, dictating the terms, selling common stock instead of preferred…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/naval-ravikant/we-are-seeing-a-lot-of-cases-where-the-startups-are-writing-the-term/)

[Naval Ravikant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/naval-ravikant/)

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