"Ask for feedback, but most importantly know when [it] is time to use the feedback and when [it] is time to trash it."

"...the most powerful thing about sharing the unfinished, about being open and raw with the world, is that others can recognize themselves in you."

"Stay within your target audience (somewhat) to get the appropriate feedback. You don’t need to please everyone. "

"...friends, families, and people have truly surprised me."

"Sharing your work in public is scary, but it is an essential step to build trust and credibility within your own network."

"When you send something good to the world, it will come back in the most lovely form of surprise. "

"Small audiences will actually TALK to you. Embrace that. Engage with people. "

"That’s the beauty of the prototype. It’s a way of testing decisions."

"If Christina and Gary had simply told us these things I don’t think I would have believed it. The way in which we had to apply and learn as we built real projects really drove these lessons home."

"The biggest lesson I have learned is that good design isn’t just for people - it is with people."

"The most beautiful thing I’ve learned is that most of us love to help others."

"Tell as many people as you can about what you’re working on."

"The paradox of uncertainty is that while we avoid it, it is actually the very thing we need."

"Even if you’re the one with the idea, find a few people to take the journey with you, because you’ll go further, together! "

"I can’t emphasize enough how important it is to have a solid network together, a network you trust, before embarking on the journey of getting out there [...] and putting yourself in public."

"If there’s any secret sauce to entrepreneurship, if there’s any “it” factor, it’s this: start before you feel ready."

"There’s something exciting about taking risks, and not knowing what the outcome will be."

"This class has taught me to have confidence in my opinion, curiosity, and (burgeoning) expertise on design."

"Don’t let details get in the way of launching."

"Doing a Kickstarter turns out to be a great way to reach out to other people with your ideas."

"One of the key things I learned is the huge gulf between theory and practise."

"It’s about being genuine. It’s about there being no right answers. About fighting the tendency to ask for approval or permission. About getting out of your head and engaging with the world."

"I don’t know if you can teach someone to be an entrepreneur any more than you can teach someone to have good taste, but you can teach about the power of the Internet."