Go ahead, fail. Try to avoid mistakes, though.

It’s okay. Let your ego push you to be the initiator. But tell your ego that the best way to get something shipped is to let other people take the credit. The real win for you (and your ego) is seeing something get shipped, not in getting the credit when it does.

You gain converts by winning at something the existing provider didn't think was so important.

Give up control and give it away ... The more you give your idea away, the more your company is going to be worth.

The sound of a small bell during a dark night, is louder than the din of traffic outside your window during rush hour. Surprise and differentiation have far more impact than noise does.

Seizing new ground, making connections between people or ideas, working without a map-these are works of art, and if you do them, you are an artist, regardless of whether you wear a smock, use a computer, or work with others all day long.

Please stop waiting for a map. We reward those who draw maps, not those who follow them.