Leverage your brand. You shouldn't let two guys in a garage eat your shorts.

Companies should always want to delight their customers.

You know in a startup, you only need three people. You need someone who can make something. You need someone who can sell it. And you need someone to collect the money. That's the only three roles in a startup. So which one are you?

Don’t be discouraged by the size of your network – inspire one person and you are doing good.

Let's say a startup is hot. It ships something great, and it achieves success. Thus, it's able to attract the best, brightest, and most talented. These people have been told they're the best since childhood. Indeed, being hired by the hot company is "proof" that they are the A and A+ players; in fact, the company is so hot that it can out-recruit Google and Microsoft.

You need to earn the right to promote.

Greatness is won, not awarded.