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

If failure is not an option, neither is success. Innovation is just repeated failure till you come up with something that works.

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.

When you set down the path to create art, whatever sort of art it is, understand that the path is neither short not easy. That means you must determine if the route is worth the effort. If it's not, dream bigger.

As you've probably discovered, great work makes us uncomfortable.

What is school for? If you're not asking that, you're wasting time and money.

The media wants overnight successes (so they have someone to tear down). Ignore them. Ignore the early adopter critics that never have enough to play with. Ignore your investors that want proven tactics and predictable instant results. Listen instead to your real customers, to your vision and make something for the long haul. Because that's how long it's going to take, guys.