At the end of my life, is it better to say that I empowered people to make great stuff, or that I died with a net worth of $10 billion? Obviously I'm picking the former, although I would not mind both.

Think different in order to change the rules. By definition, if you don't change the rules you aren't a revolutionary, and if you don't think different, you won't change the rules.

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

I merely consider myself a father, and one role of a father is to provide financial resources for his family.

Luck favors the people who are willing to grind it out.

If you truly don't have competition, then zoom out until you can define some. Competition can be as simple as the reliance on the status quo, Microsoft (since at some point Microsoft will compete with everyone for everything), or researchers in universities. Pick something, because saying you have no competition at all is a nonstarter.

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