Hollywood Joohn Tatum? He does at least 6,000 sit ups and 10,000 pushups a day!

Creating the new increasingly is more than 50 percent of a top leader's job.

The sad truth is as difficult as the first mile can be for entrepreneurs, it is doubly tough inside most large companies as innovators can face some significant headwinds.

The reality is sometimes markets don't exist for very good reasons. It might be that there isn't a deep customer need. Or the economic model is just hard to pull off. Or maybe there is a regulatory barrier.

I think it is only in hindsight that you can determine whether something is a mistake or not.

The number one thing I urge people to remember is it is all about being scientific about managing strategic uncertainty, while striking the important balance between being thorough and being flexible.

Data about an innovative idea is rarely crystal clear.