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Everyone tells you how they are going to be "special", but few do the work to get there. Do the work.
You need to turn over every rock and open every door to learn your industry. This process never ends.
The first cities to create friction-free enterprise zones will get a lot of entrepreneurial traction.
I'm the one guy who says don't force the stupid people to be quiet. I want to know who the morons are.
Being successful entails being able to not only get along with people, but also to give something back
YouTube has gotten so big that you're not a standard unless YouTube adopts you. And that's a big fight.
Once you have found out what you love to do, there is only one goal: to be the best in the world at it.
I'm the one guy who says don't force the stupid people to be quiet - I want to know who the morons are.
Once you are prepared and you think you have every angle of preparation covered, you have to go for it.
All that matters in business is that you get it right once. Then everyone can tell you how lucky you are.
Whatever you can say in a meeting, you can put in an email. If I have questions, I'll tell you via email.
The thrill of victory in business blows away the thrill of victory in sports. Business is a sport 24/7/365.
I love to compete. I want to get out there and kick your ass in the business world. That is what inspires me.
I'm a big believer that you always reiterate, you always learn, you always realize your business is evolving.
I can turn an idea into a business before you know it's going to be important. My first step will blow by you.
Am I crazy to spend [millions] in contracts when I have the chance to get three layers deep into the playoffs?
Leaders don't look backwards to condemn what has already been done; they look forward to create a better future.
I never look at the glass as half empty or half full. I look to see who is pouring the water and deal with them.
You learn in life that a lot of things are the result of effort, but some things, in terms of scale, are random.
Make your product easier to buy than your competition, or you will find your customers buying from them, not you.
Focus on building the best possible business. If you are great, people will notice and opportunities will appear.
I wouldn't be where I am now if I didn't fail ... a lot. The good, the bad, it's all part of the success equation.
Doesn't matter if the glass is half-empty or half-full. All that matters is that you are the one pouring the water.
I love to compete. To me, business is the ultimate sport. It's always on. There is always someone trying to beat me.
In business, one of the challenges is making sure that your product is the easiest to experience and complete a sale.
Executives should blog if they have a vision they are trying to communicate, or if they are very visible in the media.
Being able to take a traditional cable-television subscriber and give them new widget type applications to me is huge.
If Ayn Rand were an up-and-coming author today, she wouldn't write about steel or railroads, it would be Net Neutrality.
Brains are far more important than money or connections. Everyone and anyone can create a business out of their bedroom.
Always wake up with a smile knowing that today you are going to have fun accomplishing what others are too afraid to do.
If I ran as a Dem, I know I could beat Hillary Clinton. And if it was me vs. Trump, I would crush him. No doubt about it.
Business is a sport and I want to win. I want to kick your ass. I may not win every game. But I certainly am going to try.
Leaders are not dogmatic. They are principled and know that change is never easy, but when it's necessary, they must lead.
Success is about making your life a special version of unique that fits who you are - not what other people want you to be.
Don't start a company unless it's an obsession and something you love. If you have an exit strategy, it's not an obsession.
The key is having great players. But there are a lot of teams that have All-Stars and haven't been able to put it together.
I love helping entrepreneurs. It's something I really have fun doing. It's like planting a little seed and watching it grow.
The one requirement for success in our business lives is effort. Either you make the commitment to get results or you don't.
Sometimes you buy the horse, sometimes you invest in the jockey. It really comes down to the actual business and the upside.
If you've got $25,000, $50,000, $100,000, you're better off paying off any debt you have because that's a guaranteed return.
Get me selling and I can figure out the industry. Once I can figure out the industry I can start a business in that industry.
Sports, music, movies - basically, fans of any form of entertainment don't do a resume analysis before picking their favorite.
If there was a template for success in sports, everyone would follow it. You do the best you can and trust the people you trust.
If you are active online or texting, there is a good chance I could look at what you do and know more about you than your family.
Do your homework and know your business better than anyone. Otherwise, someone who knows more and works harder will kick your ass.
I was lucky. I grew up knowing that hard work and smart work has a greater impact on results than being passionate about something.
Ideas are easy. I've never met a single person who didn't think they had a world class idea. The hard part is making it a business.
In my opinion, right now there's way too much hype on the technologies and not enough attention to the real businesses behind them.
What I’ve learned in these 11 years is you just got to stay focused and believe in yourself and trust your own ability and judgment.
Those back-to-back experiences confirmed what I already knew: That I was a shitty-ass employee and I'd better start my own business.