You’ll learn that the key to a great book is editing-grindin g, buffing, and polishing-not writing.

The desire to change the world is a tremendous advantage as you travel down the difficult path ahead because focusing on a lofty goal is more energizing and attracts more talent than simply making a buck.

You say: "I'm a blue sky thinker." Investor thinks: "You have no business model, and you don't know how to ship."

While we're living, we need to get over ourselves and accept others if we want to enchant people.

If you just enchanted one person per day, you would make a big dent in the universe.

Go APE: Author a great book, Publish it quickly, and Entrepreneur your way to success. Self-publishing isn’t easy, but it’s fun and sometimes even lucrative. Plus, your book could change the world.

If you must use more than ten slides to explain your business, you probably don't have a business.