Remember that nobodies are the new somebodies.

An MBA is a great degree for career paths like investment banking, finance, consulting, and large companies. An MBA is not necessarily the right path for starting a tech company. You should be building a prototype, not getting an MBA in that case.

At the end of the day in business, it's not about peer review and getting into a scientific journal. You either increase sales, or not.

I want to know which idea you're going to kill yourself trying to make successful, not which ideas have crossed your idle mind.

You need to save some mental, physical, and emotional resources for enhancing your product after you ship. A revolution is a triathlon, not a hundred-yard dash-it requires long distance stamina and multiple skills such as creating, churning, and evangelizing.

There was no "decision" per se to re-position myself. I simply decided that I wanted to write a book that would help people influence others.

The telephone operator has one of the biggest roles in creating your organization's image....indeed, many people may come into contact with no one except your operator.