The problem with words is that they easily lose their meaning. Say something often enough and it becomes a tic, not an expression of how you actually feel. Not only that, but words rarely change things. Actions do.
No one can force you to stand up, speak up and make a difference. But if you back off and play along, please understand that whatever happens happened, at least in part, because you acquiesced.
Cheap is the last refuge of a product developer or marketer who is out of great ideas.
All artists are entrepreneurs. All entrepreneurs are artists.
We’ve greatly exaggerated the risk of sinking, without celebrating the value of swimming.
Success brings with it the fear of blowing it. With more to lose, there’s more pressure not to lose it.
If you love writing or making music or blogging or any sort of performing art, then do it. Do it with everything you’ve got. Just don’t plan on using it as a shortcut to making a living.
Nobody says, ‘Yeah, I’d like to set myself up for some serious criticism!’ And yet, the only way to be remarkable is to do just that.
More and more people now have jobs that require them to confront the risk of appearing stupid on a regular basis.
More process, less innovation. More operations, less innovation. More management, less innovation. More entrepreneurs, more innovation.
Mass marketing means appealing to the masses which means appealing to the average.
Many people believe that great designers get great clients. It’s the other way around.
By being remarkable, being genuine, you can be worth connecting with. And you don’t have to have it figured out perfectly the first time – you can adjust.
Is it worth getting one more tweet out, or putting your phone down and doing something that is worth tweeting?
Are you copying others? People won’t pay extra for that. You won’t be followed for that.
Mostly, the best way to be the next Mark Zuckerberg is to make difficult choices.
You want it to be hard. If it’s hard, then that means others can’t do it easily and you can charge for that value.
Too often, we don’t give people the opportunity to fill in the blanks.
If you borrow money to make money, you’ve done something magical. On the other hand, if you go into debt to pay your bills or buy something you want but don’t need, you’ve done something stupid. Stupid and short-sighted and ultimately life-changing for the worse...
The value we create is directly related to how much valuable information we can produce, how much trust we can earn, and how often we innovate.