n extra hour of focus on the current project has a much higher return than an hour on something new.

Critics arrive before customers.

What do you have “unreasonably” high standards for?

Big ambitions, low expectations, and high standards are a powerful combination for living your best life.

The people devastated by failure are the ones who didn’t expect it.

Low expectations are a self-fulfilling prophecy. If we aim high, we’ll get better results.

The hottest companies in Silicon Valley are famous for one thing: they made an extremely boring product extremely beloved.

There’s an incredible connection possible when you align your financial motivations with what you truly care about, and what your users care about. It’s an entirely different category of work than if you’re simply trying to capture eyeballs and sell their attention to the highest bidder.