startup

Corporate planning cycles are a classic example of generals fighting the last war over again instead of preparing for what might lie ahead.

A career is just a longer trip with a whole lot more baggage.

A disruptor finds opportunity and profit from his misfortunes.

Most startup failures result from entrepreneurs who are better at making excuses than products.

All businesses -- no matter if they make dog food or software -- don't sell products, they sell solutions.

You can truly have it all, just not all at the same time.

It is not incumbent on the world to conform to your vision of change. It is up to you to explain the future in terms that those living in the past and present can follow.

There are riches to be found simply by capturing the value released through others' disruptive breakthroughs.

Success doesn't teach as many lessons as failure

In life, you get what you believe you deserve.

Pivoting is not the end of the disruption process, but the beginning of the next leg of your journey.

No obstacle is so big that one person with determination can't make a difference.

At the heart of all sales and marketing is the ability to create demand even in the absence of logic.

The real challenge is for each of us to determine where we feel we can make the most impact.

Maturity is when you stop complaining and making excuses and start making changes.

Rebels revel in rewriting reality's restrictions.

The majority are satisfied living within the idea of the reality instead of the reality of the idea.

Ideas become reality. once you hit that reality, you get a new idea. it's a virtuous upward spiral. However, the majority are satisfied living within the idea of the reality instead of the reality of the idea.