Problems are just businesses waiting for the right entrepreneur to unlock the value.
Disruptors don’t have to discover something new; they just have to discover a practical use for new discoveries.
The majority of people are not willing to risk what they have built for the opportunity to have something better.
A career is just a longer trip with a whole lot more baggage.
It is not incumbent on the world to conform to your vision of change. It is up to you to explain the future in terms that those living in the past and present can follow.
You will have more regrets for the things you didn’t try than the ones you tried and didn’t succeed at.
If you don’t know where you want to be in five years, how do you ever expect to get there?
Plan for ways to get more enjoyment into your life and you will get more joy out of it.
Accepting that the odds are against you is the same as accepting defeat before you begin.
Be the best at what you do or the only one doing it.
Security doesn’t rob ambition; the illusion of security robs ambition.
No obstacle is so big that one person with determination can’t make a difference.
Lifelong learning is no longer a luxury but a necessity for employment.
Corporate planning cycles are a classic example of generals fighting the last war over again instead of preparing for what might lie ahead.
The most important tool you have on a resume is language.
Most startup failures result from entrepreneurs who are better at making excuses than products.
You have a choice: pursue your dreams, or be hired by someone else to help them fulfill their dreams.
To be successful, innovation is not just about value creation, but value capture.
Pivoting is not the end of the disruption process, but the beginning of the next leg of your journey.
Would you rather work forty hours a week at a job you hate or eighty hours a week doing work you love?