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.
The purpose of an elevator pitch is to describe a situation or solution so compelling that the person you’re with wants to hear more even after the elevator ride is over.
No more than six words on a slide. Ever. There is no presentation so complex that this rule needs to be broken.
The only path to amazing runs directly through not-yet-amazing. But not-yet-amazing is a great place to start, because that’s where you are. For now.
The future isn’t so much about absorbing or tolerating change, it’s about making change.
Everyone is not your customer.
If your organization requires success before commitment, it will never have either.
Confusion sets in when you’re not sure if your product or service is bought or sold, or worse, if you are a salesperson just waiting for people to buy.
Design is the last great competitive advantage.
Developing expertise or assets that are not easily copied is essential; otherwise you’re just a middleman.