Disorganizatio n is the enemy of good writing.

Steve Jobs has a saying that A players hire A players; B players hire C players; and C players hire D players. It doesn't take long to get to Z players. This trickle-down effect causes bozo explosions in companies.

If you have to put someone on a pedestal, put teachers. They are society's heroes.

It's a very valuable skill to succeed in life whether you work for a startup or a Fortune 500 company.

"No one is doing what we're doing." This is a bummer of a lie because there are only two logical conclusions. First, no one else is doing this because there is no market for it. Second, the entrepreneur is so clueless that he can't even use Google to figure out he has competition. Suffice it to say that the lack of a market and cluelessness is not conducive to securing an investment. As a rule of thumb, if you have a good idea, five companies are going the same thing. If you have a great idea, fifteen companies are doing the same thing.

The companies that are successful, they start out to make meaning, not to make money.

The angels started singing, the clouds parted, it was a religious experience. I've never had the same reaction to a product, not in 25 years.