Life is pretty simple: You do some stuff. Most fails. Some works. You do more of what works. If it works big, others quickly copy it. Then you do something else. The trick is the doing something else.
TOM PETERSI think economics is about passion. Economic progress, whether it is a two-person coffee shop or whether it is Netscape, is about people with brave ideas. Because it is brave to mortgage the house, when you’ve got two kids, to start a coffee shop.
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I used to be skeptical when educators and technologists predicted that we may be entering a new era of oral culture, in which audible information will be at least as important as visible information.
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Swipe from the best, then adapt.
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A completely free library is as rare as a truly free lunch.
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Who comes first? Don’t be silly, says King Hal; it’s employees. That is – and this dear Watson, is elementary – if you genuinely want to put customers first, you must put employees more first.
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Leaders understand the ultimate power of relationships.
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Lists simplify, clarify, edify.
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Oh Lord, there it is again. The question;” What kind of business should I start?” Incidentially, it has a twin that also sets me off: “What should I specialize in during the second year of my MBA studies?”
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He who makes the quickest, coolest prototypes reigns!
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With most competitors moving ever faster, the race will go to those who listen (and respond) most intently.
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The top athletes are consummate pros who work obsessively at their craft. Approach yours the same way.
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You can only improve what you measure.
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Portability of lots of information should not be underestimated.
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The populations of most cities around the world continue to grow. The reasonspeople congregate in cities are various and complex, and the dawn of the digital age has not put much of adamper on the human urge to congregate.
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Treat the customer as an appreciating asset.
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I believe in the age of the Internet, Facebook and Twitter, that relationships are everything.
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