What I Wish Someone Had Told Me

Inspiration is perishable and life goes by fast. Inaction is a particularly insidious type of risk.

1. Optimism, obsession, self-belief, raw horsepower and personal connections are how things get started.


2. Cohesive teams, the right combination of calmness and urgency, and unreasonable commitment are how things get finished. Long-term orientation is in short supply; try not to worry about what people think in the short t