... outsiders are way more likely to approach your organization with fabulous projects if they think they're likely to both get a good reception and succeed when they get to market.

Reject the tyranny of picked. Pick yourself.

The job is not the work.

The easier it is to quantify, the less it's worth.

If there isn't a good reason, go home. If there is, then do something ... loud, now, and memorable.

Turn strangers into friends. Turn friends into donors. And then do the most important job: Turn your donors into fundraisers.

In a battle between two ideas, the best one doesn't necessarily win. No, the idea that wins is the one with the most fearless heretic behind it.