I think that no one, or very few, are born as good presenters. It's a skill that you learn.

Twitter, Facebook, Google + are the trifecta of marketing for authors (and bloggers).

Remember that nobodies are the new somebodies.

"Patents make our product defensible." The optimal number of times to use the P word in a presentation is one. Just once, say, "We have filed patents for what we are doing." Done. The second time you say it, venture capitalists begin to suspect that you are depending too much on patents for defensibility. The third time you say it, you are holding a sign above your head that says, "I am clueless."

Most of my life is over. I am going to enjoy my family and friends before any of us depart this earth. I'll never start another company. I'll never work long hours again. At this point in my life, I only answer to God, my wife, and my kids. Everything else is secondary - especially the expectations of strangers.

A successful self-publisher must fill three roles: Author, Publisher, and Entrepreneur—or APE.

Steve [Jobs] proves that it's OK to be an asshole... He just has a different OS.