Many people have influenced, and continue to influence, my views in life. I know some in real life, and thanks to the magic of the Internet and books, I’ve never met many of these people before, nor do they know I exist.

This list is ordered alphabetically.

• Charlie Munger
• David Heinemeier Hansson (a.k.a. DHH)
• My family
• Jenxi
• Lee Kuan Yew
• Luis von Ahn
• Matt Mullenweg