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Good blurbs are short, sweet, and limited to six. They answer the question “Why should I buy this book?
I learned how difficult it is to self-publish a book. It's complex, it's confusing, it's idiosyncratic.
Looking back on my own career, I've come to the conclusion that too much money is worse than too little.
The higher you go in a company, the less oxygen there is, so supporting intelligent life becomes difficult.
I merely consider myself a father, and one role of a father is to provide financial resources for his family.
If you look at my Twitter feed it is 99% links, but 1% is me responding and 1% of a big number is a big number.
Most venture capitalists won't read a business plan unless the entrepreneur is introduced to them by a contact.
Revolutionary leaders have to care more about what they think of themselves than what the world thinks of them.
You say: "I'm a blue sky thinker." Investor thinks: "You have no business model, and you don't know how to ship."
This is the beauty of social media: it helps you find people and then you can contact them fast and inexpensively.
An editor who is a mentor, advisor, and psychiatrist. Don't kid yourself-a good editor will make your book better.
Writing a book isn’t an easy process nor is it always enjoyable, but it is one of life’s most satisfying achievements.
It doesn't matter whether the Dow is 5000 or 50,000. If you're an entrepreneur, there is no bad time to start a company.
A company should search for every instance of the use of its name and zoom in when there are issues - both good and bad.
Revolutionary products don't fail because they are shipped too early. They fail because they aren't revised fast enough.
I don't want to make more friends. I have four kids, I have plenty of friends, and all the personal relationships I need.
When you’ve worked hard and done well and walked through that doorway of opportunity, you do not slam it shut behind you.
The good news about entrepreneurship is that your fate is in your hands. The bad news is that your fate is in your hands!
You really can't spend money on social media unless you really try. Social media is really more about effort than expense.
Create something, sell it, make it better, sell it some more and then create something that obsoletes what you used to make.
The best reason to start an organization is to make meaning; to create a product or service to make the world a better place.
I want to know which idea you're going to kill yourself trying to make successful, not which ideas have crossed your idle mind.
My theory is that when you're young, you should work eighty hours a week to create a product or service that changes the world.
In giving presentations, use the 10/20/30 rule....use only 10 slides, take 20 minutes maximum, and use at least 30-point fonts.
The beauty of Goodreads is that you know you’re sowing in a field where everyone, by definition and self-selection, loves to read.
Don't get stubborn, flow with the go. The key is to be open to unintended success. Some companies just can't take yes for an answer.
If you're an entrepreneur and you think that the president makes a difference to your business, you should stay at your current job.
I love the notification system on Google+. If someone mentions you, you get notified via Gmail. That's very useful for someone like me.
At the end of the day in business, it's not about peer review and getting into a scientific journal. You either increase sales, or not.
I've been all over the world meeting with companies and startups and entrepreneurs. And I tell you, they are more similar than different.
I have four kids in a private school who have not yet entered college. Their tuition is what keeps me motivated. Life is simple sometimes.
When you enchant people, your goal is not to make money from them or to get them to do what you want, but to fill them with great delight.
There is only one Steve Jobs, but if you want a shot at being the next Steve Jobs, learn to communicate using stories, demos, and pictures.
To say that Windows 95 is just like the Mac is like finding a potato in the shape of Jesus and thinking you have witnessed the second coming
There was no "decision" per se to re-position myself. I simply decided that I wanted to write a book that would help people influence others.
The angels started singing, the clouds parted, it was a religious experience. I've never had the same reaction to a product, not in 25 years.
Smart, well-meaning people get it wrong when they start believing that the world owes them something and that the rules are different for them.
Every social media post should have a beautiful graphic. If there are two identical stories, the one with the beautiful graphic will always win.
The secret of evangelism is Guy's golden touch - whatever is gold, Guy touches. That’s very different than saying whatever Guy touches turns gold.
If you provide enough value, then you earn the right to promote your company in order to recruit new customers. The key is to always provide value.
Coming from the U.S., you tend to look at one homogeneous market with 350 million people. But in Europe, every country has its own customs and laws.
For startups, SM is now crucial: it has never been cheaper and easier to reach one's customers. Entrepreneurs should thank God for Twitter, Facebook.
If you have more money than brains, you should focus on outbound marketing, If you have more brains than money, you should focus on inbound marketing.
I have developed a Zen-like approach to the operating systems that people use: 'When you're ready, the right operating system will appear in your life.
I have developed a Zen-like approach to the operating systems that people use: 'When you're ready, the right operating system will appear in your life.'
My perspective is this: my allegiance is to the best product for my needs. For a computer, this means Macintosh. For phone and tablet, this means Android.
The jewelry business is a very, very tough business - tougher than the computer business. You truly have to understand how to take care of your customers.
The right algorithm is to put off seeking funds for as long as physically possible. And in an ideal world, a startup would never have to seek funds at all.
Crowdsourcing is a great way to approach creation because in any given point there's always somebody on the Internet who knows something better than you do.
Want to change the world? Upset the status quo? This takes more than run-of-the-mill relationships. You need to make people dream the same dream that you do.