Fans, true fans, are hard to find and precious. Just a few can change everything. What they demand, though, is generosity and bravery.
A symptom of the revolution: When we state something is impossible in theory, but then change our minds when we discover that it is possible in practice.
Don’t have any meetings about your web strategy. Just do stuff. First you have to fail, then you can improve.
Here’s the thing: The book that will most change your life is the book you write.
Real change comes from finding and embracing and connecting and amplifying those that are inclined to like you and believe in you. Ideas spread from person to person, not so much from you to them. So find your biggest fans and give them a story to tell.
Don’t fix me; Love me for what’s broken.
Art changes posture and posture changes innocent bystanders.
There are lots of good reasons to abandon a project. Having a little competition is not one of them.
If we can fall in love with serving people, creating value, solving problems, building valuable connections and doing work that matters, it makes it far more likely we’re going to do important work.
What is school for? If you’re not asking that, you’re wasting time and money.
The way you feel about giving money to good causes has a lot to do with the way you feel about money.
Measurement is fabulous. Unless you’re busy measuring what’s easy to measure as opposed to what’s important.
Dreamers don’t have special genes. They find circumstances that amplify their dreams.
When you are trusted because you care, it’s quite likely the revenue will take care of itself.
Every revolution destroys the average middle first and most savagely.
What I learned: Shun nonbelievers. Ignore critics. Do your best for people who want to dance with you.
The danger of the Web is that you can go from idea to public announcement in under ten minutes.
Sooner or later, many idealists transform themselves into disheartened realists who mistakenly believe that giving up is the same thing as being realistic.
Understanding the mythology of your partner, your customer and your audience is far more important than watching the instant replay of what actually happened.
You are far more likely to do your best work if you are willing to delight a few as opposed to soothe the masses.