Successful strategies adhere to a basic pattern.

We've got some great big problems in our world. We have to figure out how to feed 10 billion people. Too many people can't access clean water, quality healthcare, and reasonable education. We have to figure out what to do about climate change, income inequality, and more. Innovators need to rise to the challenge!

I think the most important thing to do is to recognize the fundamentally different circumstances of pursuing growth.

Good innovators are careful observers, network extensively, run experiments, ask lots of questions, and find ways to bring diverse ideas together. Overarching all of this is an intrinsic interest in working through puzzles.

Most startup companies have two people, and they figure out creative ways to swarm problems. They move faster and have more impact.

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

There's a general belief that failure is the friend of the innovator, but I've come to view it a different way.