People who copy what exists copy a point-in-time artifact, and if you are managing the process correctly you are already hard at work on the next thing.

I find social media as fun and engaging as the next person, but imagine if all the creative talent that was pouring into finding increasingly clever ways for us to broadcast daily banality (and then serve ads based on what is learned) instead focused on some of the UN Millennium goals? The world would be a better place.

Why do people do crossword puzzles? There's no reward for completing one, but some people just like the challenge.

Some people who were central to former success aren't the right people for your future success.

Small teams move faster than big teams.

Successful strategies adhere to a basic pattern.

Every great idea emerges out of a process of trial-and-error experimentation.