Brad Jacobs

While the rental industry overall was slow to computerize, the larger regional players were more tech-savvy.

By 1997, nearly all of them were running on software developed by a company called Wynne Systems.

This told me that the software was capable of managing hundreds of thousands of pieces of equipment flowing on and off jobsites.

I bought... See more

Screening for superior intelligence eliminates 90 percent of all candidates, so it's the first thing I look at.

There's just no substitute for smarts.

It's actually about finding problems, embracing and even enjoying them because each problem is an opportunity to remove an obstacle and get closer to success.”

What's your single best idea to improve our company?"

and

"What's the stupidest thing we're doing as a company?"

if you want to make money in the business world, you need to get used to problems, because that's what business is.

Inevitably, the process of running a business will test your bias toward hope or fear.

We have it in our own hands to either make life meaningful or just pass time until we die.

Problems are an asset—not something to avoid but something to run toward.

Big ambitions often beget even bigger problems.

If your initial reaction to a major setback is overwhelming frustration, that's counterproductive.

(You should be excited)

If you want to make a lot of money in almost any industry, plan to invest heavily in tech.