Malcolm Gladwell "Hard work is a prison sentence only if it does not have meaning."

We Buy the Experience, Not the Product

The man who does things makes many mistakes, but he never makes the biggest mistake of all — doing nothing. Ben Franklin

Entrepreneurs start businesses because we are natural innovators who create products or systems that are too brilliant to keep secret.

Success = Strategy (1–∞) x Execution (0–1) - @felikseyser

Irreplaceable = incredibly valuable.

No one buys technology, they buy the ease, simplification, time savings, cost savings, and additional opportunities that technology affords. Joe Procopio

Solve [problem] by providing [advantage], to help [target] accomplish [target’s goal].

“Without marketing, a good product is a daydream and without a good product, marketing is a nightmare.”

“Someone who can explain complicated concepts simply, and not make you feel stupid while they do it. It’s confidence without arrogance” - Joe Procopio

It’s all about creative & a bit of #Google Nick Lafferty

“Distribution = Ecosystem Participants + Incentives” Dave Bailey

“Those who are not prepared to work 18 hours per day, 7 days per week may not be the best fit for a startup.” — @AlexSchulz.

A brand is a combination of a topic that your audience is curious about, and a belief system that intersects with it. Sasha Strauss

"The first story is what you do when you walk through the door every day. The second story is the overarching goal that everyone on the team is working toward. The third story is the dream — the billion-dollar moonshot." - Joe Procopio

“Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we are here we might as well dance.” - @DennisYoung

“A team of chefs picked out the ingredients, designed the APIs, and arranged the order of consumption on your behalf according to their idea of what would make for a tasty full-stack framework. . .” DHH

“Patents are like lottery tickets for lawsuits” Elon Musk

It is said that no one ever made history by behaving themselves.

“Painkillers sell better than vitamins” Wes Kao 🏛