Anything You Want

don’t think you need a huge vision. Just stay focused on helping people today.

There’s a benefit to being naive about the norms of the world—deciding from scratch what seems like the right thing to do, instead of just doing what others do.

The real point of doing anything is to be happy, so do only what makes you happy.

who is personally affected by what you say.

Steve Blank: “No business plan survives first contact with customers.”

know your personal philosophy of what makes you happy and what’s worth doing.

the way to grow your business is to focus entirely on your existing customers. Just thrill them, and they’ll tell everyone.

Don’t try to impress an invisible jury of MBA professors. It’s OK to be casual.

The less I own, the happier I am. The lack of stuff gives me the priceless freedom to live anywhere anytime.