You say: “I’m a blue sky thinker.” Investor thinks: “You have no business model, and you don’t know how to ship.”
When I finally got a management position, I found out how hard it is to lead and manage people.
Go APE: Author a great book, Publish it quickly, and Entrepreneur your way to success. Self-publishing isn’t easy, but it’s fun and sometimes even lucrative. Plus, your book could change the world.
My real mantra for my life is “empower others”.
The companies that are successful, they start out to make meaning, not to make money.
You really can’t spend money on socail media unless you really try. Socia media is really more about effort than expense.
The angels started singing, the clouds parted, it was a religious experience. I’ve never had the same reaction to a product, not in 25 years.
If you start out to solely make money, you will attract the wrong kind of employees.
Revolutionary leaders have to care more about what they think of themselves than what the world thinks of them.
I learned how difficult it is to self-publish a book. It’s complex, it’s confusing, it’s idiosyncratic.
The goal is to provide inspiring information that moves people to action.
Smart, well-meaning people get it wrong when they start believing that the world owes them something and that the rules are different for them.
If you’re an entrepreneur and you think that the president makes a difference to your business, you should stay at your current job.
Entrepreneurship is not for everyone.
If you look at my Twitter feed it is 99% links, but 1% is me responding and 1% of a big number is a big number.
Leverage your brand. You shouldn’t let two guys in a garage eat your shorts.
Most venture capitalists won’t read a business plan unless the entrepreneur is introduced to them by a contact.
Steve Jobs has a saying that A players hire A players; B players hire C players; and C players hire D players. It doesn’t take long to get to Z players. This trickle-down effect causes bozo explosions in companies.
Writing is therapeutic. It helps you cope with issues that seem gargantuan at the time. The process of expressing yourself about a problem, editing your thoughts, and writing some more can help you control issues that you face.
A successful self-publisher must fill three roles: Author, Publisher, and Entrepreneur – or APE.