I usually tell people that everything I learned about being an entrepreneur I learned by f'ing up at my first company.

Good entrepreneurs have a chip on their shoulders. They are out to prove something.

Persistence, persistence, persistence. I'm surprised how few entrepreneurs follow up.

In a strong wind, even turkeys can fly.

If you can't get an intro to a VC, hang up your cleats now. You're done, GAME OVER

The exception does not prove the rule.

I want the definition of startup back. To be used by anybody who is willing to take the risk to quit their corporate job and go out and try and build an innovative, disruptive, tech-enabled business that tries to change the way things work in the world.