The more people we can attract to science and technology - men, women, everybody - the more economic opportunity we have as a nation.

We need to have making, including computer science, shop, etc. as part of the core curriculum from the beginning, not just an optional afterschool thing. Things like First Robotics and all of those great programs need to become mainstream.

Innovation comes out of great human ingenuity and very personal passions.

The American government will be whatever we all make of it.

I have been able to attend many technology conferences around the world over the years, including some of the largest, like Google I/O, Microsoft's Developer Conference, Apple's WorldWide Developers Conference, Oracle World, Le Web, and more.

I think open source is an evolutionary idea for humanity, this idea of transparency. It played out for us in the technology world, but it also played out with the idea of a truth and reconciliation commission and Wikipedia.

Flipping our classrooms into active learning spaces really is important and having these convenient spaces where people feel comfortable.