When you yet to do 100% of what somebody wants, you need a perfect match, and it’s pretty rare that you have a perfect match between what you thought people needed and what they actually need. If you try instead to do 80 percent of what they need, there’s a pretty good chance you’ll hit a sweet spot.

It’s a lot harder to pull your head up and ask why.

Most software has a tiny essence that justifies its existence, everything after that is wants and desires mistaken for needs and necessities.

There’s nothing that will bring realism into your world as quickly as realizing that you’re out of cash.

If you can’t figure out how to make money on three billion in revenue, when exactly will the profit magic be found? Ten billion? Fifty billion?

Workaholics don’t actually accomplish more than nonworkaholics. They may claim to be perfectionists, but that just mean they’re wasting time fixating on inconsequential details instead of moving on to the next task.

One pattern to help yourself fight the mad dash for the mirage of being done is to think of a good day’s work. Look at the progress of the day towards the end and ask yourself: ‘Have I done a good day’s work?’

Secret to productivity is not finding more time to do more stuff, but finding the strength to do less of the stuff that doesnt need doing.

When sparks fly, some truly great ideas come to light.

You’re better off with a kick-ass half than a half-assed whole.