The world is a big place. There are lots of smart people in it. Entrepreneurs are kidding themselves if they think they have any kind of monopoly on knowledge. And, sure as I'm a Macintosh user, on the same day that an entrepreneur tells this lie, the venture capitalist will have met with another company that's doing the same thing.

Create something, sell it, make it better, sell it some more and then create something that obsoletes what you used to make.

Companies can add value and simultaneously promote themselves if their product or service truly improves the lives of their customers. I mean really improve lives, not wishful thinking, rationalization. That's the acid test.

In giving presentations, use the 10/20/30 rule....use only 10 slides, take 20 minutes maximum, and use at least 30-point fonts.

When you’ve worked hard and done well and walked through that doorway of opportunity, you do not slam it shut behind you.

You really can't spend money on social media unless you really try. Social media is really more about effort than expense.

When I finally got a management position, I found out how hard it is to lead and manage people.