If you contribute, you will have ten times the presence of someone who doesn’t. And it will continue to grow from there.

Being a member of a community is a start, but the real magic happens when you start to contribute.

Patrick Mc-Kenzie, a writer, entrepreneur, and software business expert who is best known for a 2012 post on salary negotiation

Most people don’t start. Most people who start don’t continue. Most people who continue give up. Many winners are just the last ones standing. Don’t give up.

Painters need brushes. Writers need pencils. Creators need businesses. It’s key for people to understand that, because it lowers the cognitive barrier to starting a business, and starting is really important. You don’t learn, then start. You start, then learn.

This is what being a minimalist entrepreneur is all about: making a difference while making a living.

If your product costs $10 a month, like Gumroad’s, you need two hundred customers.

Narrow down who your ideal customer is. Narrow until you can narrow no more. 2. Define exactly what pain point you are solving for them, and how much they will pay you to solve it. 3. Set a hard deadline and focus fully on building a solution, then charge for it. 4. Repeat the process until you’ve found a product that works, then scale a business

If I talk, who listens? Where and with whom do I already spend my time, online and offline? In what situations am I most authentically myself?