There are lots of good reasons to abandon a project. Having a little competition is not one of them.

The problem with competition is that it takes away the requirement to set your own path, to invent your own method, to find a new way.

Viewing the web as a platform for generosity is very different than seeing an opportunity to turn it into an ATM machine.

Teaching young people to sell is a priceless gift.

Developing expertise or assets that are not easily copied is essential; otherwise you're just a middleman.

If we live in a world where information drives what we do, the information we get becomes the most important thing. The person who chooses that information has power.

A business owner is the boss, but it's a job, a place that is stable and profitable. An entrepreneur is an artist of sorts, throwing his/herself into impossible situations and seeking out problems that require heart and guts to solve. Both are fine, but choose.