What I’ve learned is that if you really want to be successful at something, you’ll find that you put the time in. You won’t just ask somebody if it’s a good idea, you’ll go figure out if it’s a good idea.
Success is about making your life a special version of unique that fits who you are – not what other people want you to be.
If you are active online or texting, there is a good chance I could look at what you do and know more about you than your family.
Business is the ultimate sport. In business, as in sport, the one thing you can control is effort.
Yes. And release prisoners who are incarcerated for pot.
Relaxing is for the other guy.
The key is having great players. But there are a lot of teams that have All-Stars and haven’t been able to put it together.
I like being involved in businesses where you are kicking ass.
If you have managers reporting to managers in a startup, you will fail.
Business is a sport and I want to win. I want to kick your ass. I may not win every game. But I certainly am going to try.
Open offices keep everyone in tune with what is going on and keep the energy up. If an employee is about privacy, show him or her how to use the lock on the bathroom.
The number-one job of the hedge-fund manager is not to make sure that you can retire with a smile on your face – it’s for him to retire with a smile on his face.
The idea that growth equals profitability is a misconception. If you can’t afford the financial or qualitative side of growth, it can just as easily put you out of business.
To me business is a sport. I love knowing that 24x7x365xforever I’m competing with people I don’t know. To build my businesses. To come up with new ideas. To come up with better ideas. That motivates me.
Information is power, particularly when the competition ignores the opportunity to do the same.
Only morons start a business on a loan?
All that matters in business is that you get it right once. Then everyone can tell you how lucky you are.
As far as businesses, I was always hustling. I had to pay for my own school. I got 20 bucks every week or 2 from my dad and that was it. So I had a “whatever it took” attitude.
The only thing any entrepreneur, salesperson or anyone in any position can control is their effort.
It would have been easy to judge effort by how many hours a day passed while I was at work. That’s the worst way to measure effort. Effort is measured by setting goals and getting results.