Ears are made not for hearing but for listening. Listening is an active skill, whereas hearing is passive. Listening is something that we have to work at - it's a relationship with sound. And yet, it's a skill that none of us are taught.

The human voice: It's the instrument we all play. It's the most powerful sound in the world, probably. It's the only one that can start a war or say 'I love you.' And yet many people have the experience that when they speak, people don't listen to them.

If you want to build a sustainable culture, you have to have a strong philosophy and then let people do with it what they will and be OK with that.

Many tech companies experience steep growth curves that require them to build their teams at breakneck speeds.

To be a true leader, I needed to better understand my unique strengths and how to apply them across the company as we grew.

Co-founders shouldn't excel in the same areas - it's inefficient and will inevitably lead to conflicts down the road.

The majority of our happiness at work is determined by the people who surround us. Strong teams produce more content, launch more products, and sign more contracts. And most importantly, they have fun doing it.

The gender parity is something that has been organic to Eventbrite since we started building a team.

If I were to think of myself as a role model, I would say that it's really important to realize when you are a role model and to be willing to give advice, share how you do things.

My mom always instilled in me that it was braver to ask for help when you need it. That has absolutely stuck with me over the years but became even more important in practice once I became a mother. It may sound trite, but the concept of 'it takes a village' really could not be more true.

Live experiences are more than fundamental - they're transformative.

I started my career in Hollywood, where I learned the rumors were true - having success there really was dictated by how who you knew, not what you knew. I grew frustrated by the fact that careers could be made and broken by relationships alone.

One of the most brilliant parts of being a first-time founder is that you experience everything for the first time. It never gets old.

What we've found was that people were utilizing Eventbrite to turn their passions into revenue-generating ventures.

One of the reasons why we were so successful in integrating with Facebook was because we saw people using Facebook to promote their event and link back to Eventbrite before Facebook Connect and before the event's API was even available.

It's incredibly important to be - once you do have a product - acutely observational about the trends.

Acquiring customers at the start is one of the hardest things you'll ever experiences as an entrepreneur.

We thought we could reinvent the way people came together for live events. We wanted to ticket everything from a five-person yoga class to a 10-person cookery class to a fashion event.

If you think about stripping away 80 percent of the things that don't matter and focusing on the the 20 percent that will actually make a difference, I think you'll find great results even in the toughest of situations and the harshest of environments.

We wanted to harness the power of technology to make it possible for anyone to sell tickets to any type of event.

I've done everything from traditional yoga to Bikram yoga to Pilates.

Each company is different because they get their DNA from the founders.

I'm not good at throwing around rhetoric.

I was a dancer and performer.