Not having a clear goal leads to death by a thousand compromises.
We did anything possible just to get revenues so that we could grow and be a real business.
Get five or six of your smartest friends in a room and ask them to rate your idea.
My approach is that you have to earn the respect of people you work with.
There are people who want the comfort and structure of a job where they're given tasks and told what to do. I think it's actually a minority of people. The majority of people don't want that, but I'd say that the companies I've built are full of people with something to prove.
The only way people will have the trust to give their all to their job is if they feel like their contribution is recognized and valued.