Sometimes the best properties aren't necessarily the biggest properties.

Am I crazy to spend [millions] in contracts when I have the chance to get three layers deep into the playoffs?

Sales Cure All. Know how your company will make money and how you will actually make sales.

Do the work. Out-work. Out-think. Out-sell your expectations. There are no shortcuts.

When I got to the Mavericks people were all giving me advice - change this, change that - and one thing that I didn't do was fire anybody.

It takes time, it's a grind. There are no shortcuts. You've got to grind and grind.

Make sure you are the boss. I don't think I would encourage executives that work for me to blog. There can be only 1 public vision for an organization.