The iPod is clearly a tipping point (and I'm not quite sure it is a wholly positive development), because it is a revolution in the way that we consume creative property, which I would call art. It has radically changed the relationship between the artist and the audience, how money changes hands, and how much money changes hands. Music was the first, and books are coming next. The Kindle or some form of electronic book is clearly inevitable, and it will massively reshape how books are sold, who pays for them, and how they're consumed. It is going to be really fascinating.
Malcolm GladwellIf you look at the careers of great entrepreneurs and you look at the moment they took their plunge, the plunge is rarely a great financial or material risk, itโs a social risk. At the moment they started their new businesses, everyone around them said โyouโre an idiotโ.
Malcolm Gladwellbeing able to act intelligently and instinctively in the moment is possible only after a long and rigorous of education and experience
Malcolm GladwellPractice isn't the thing you do once you're good. It's the thing you do that makes you good.
Malcolm Gladwell