Startups don’t fail because they lack a product; they fail because they lack customers and a profitable business model.

Startups don’t fail because they lack a product; they fail because they lack customers and a profitable business model.

Business plans are the tool existing companies use for execution. They are the wrong tool to search for a business model.

People talk about getting lucky breaks in their careers. I’m living proof that the “lucky breaks” theory is simply wrong. You get to make your own luck... The world is run by those who show up…not those who wait to be asked.

When you're gone would you rather have your gravestone say, 'He never missed a meeting.' Or one that said, 'He was a great father.'

Unless you have tested the assumptions in your business model first, outside the building, your business plan is just creative writing.

The world is run by those who show up not those who wait to be asked.