It takes three years to be an overnight success, sometimes more.

Not adding value is the same as taking it away.

The art of good decision making is looking forward to and celebrating the tradeoffs, not pretending they don't exist.

What marketers used to do is make average products for average people. That's what mass marketing is. They would ignore the geeks, and - God forbid - the laggards. It was all about going for the center. I don't think that's the strategy we want to use anymore.

Life is not about gutting out every situation. It's about identifying opportunity or the lack thereof. If your pride is all that is standing in the way of quitting, quit. The right people won't care and the wrong people don't matter. If you know you're on the right path, persevere though the pain. It will be worth it.

Learning is not watching a video, learning is taking action and seeing what happens.

The public square is more public than ever, but minds are rarely changed in 140 character bursts and by selfies.