Making promises and keeping them is a great way to build a brand.

The desire that we have to do something that’s never been done before means that the people who are around you generally will not encourage you to do it…if they were encouraging you to do it, then other people would be doing it already and it wouldn’t be unique.

What tribes are, is a very simple concept that goes back 50 million years. It's about leading and connecting people and ideas. And it's something that people have wanted forever.

The danger of the Web is that you can go from idea to public announcement in under ten minutes.

Now, before sliced bread was invented in the 1910s I wonder what they said? Like the greatest invention since the telegraph or something. But... the thing about the invention of sliced bread is this - that for the first 15 years after sliced bread was available no one bought it; no one knew about it; it was a complete and total failure.

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

Instead of focusing on arguing with people who say no, it might be easier to get near the people who like to say yes.