If you're in the idea business, it doesn't matter where you're from. It matters if we care about the change you're making.

Yes, I think it's okay to abandon the big, established, stuck tribe. It's okay to say to them, "You're not going where I need to go, and there's no way I'm going to persuade all of you to follow me. So rather than standing here watching the opportunities fade away, I'm heading off. I'm betting some of you, the best of you, will follow me.

The easiest way to thrive as an outlier is to avoid being one. At least among your most treasured peers. Surround yourself with people in at least as much of a hurry, at least as inquisitive, at least as focused as you are.

Not adding value is the same as taking it away.

Embracing the fear of freedom, deciding to determine your own path, this is the work of a grownup.

Leaders have followers, managers have employees. Managers make widgets, leaders make change.

Marketing tells a story that spreads. Sales overcomes the natural resistance to say yes.