The first follower is actually an underestimated form of leadership in itself. … The first follower is what transforms a lone nut into a leader.

Programming languages are like girlfriends: The new one is better because *you* are better.

The single most important thing is to make people happy. If you are making people happy, as a side effect, they will be happy to open up their wallets and pay you.

Customer service is the new marketing.

The purpose of money is to trade for things that make you happy. So if you can bypass money and get directly to the happy, you've saved a lot of trouble. And it makes others happier, too, when you organize your business around non-monetary things.

It's only a little difficult to say no. You've got to believe that the work you're doing is ultimately more useful to the world.

Repeated psychology tests have proven that telling someone your goal makes it less likely to happen.