Most entrepreneurial ideas will sound crazy, stupid and uneconomic, and then they’ll turn out to be right.
Taking smart risks can be very gratifying.
Companies rarely die from moving too fast, and they frequently die from moving too slowly.
Do not tolerate brilliant jerks. The cost to teamwork is too high.
I got the idea for Netflix after my company was acquired. I had a big late fee for Apollo 13. It was six weeks late and I owed the video store $40. I had misplaced the cassette. It was all my fault.
I learned the value of focus. I learned it is better to do one product well than two products in a mediocre way.
Be brutally honest about the short term and optimistic and confident about the long term.