"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."

How fast you are moving is more important than where you are.

Accept diversity and don't take any crap.

Organizations are successful because of good implementation,not good business plans.

Defy the crowd. The crowd isn’t always wise. It can also lead you down a path of silliness, sub-optimal choices, and downright destruction. Enchantment is as necessary for people to diverge from a crowd as it is to get people to join one.

Simple and to the point is always the best way to get your point across.

If you use social media right, you will piss people off. It's actually recommended!