"Sweat equity is the best startup capital."
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"Tech stocks were the cubic zirconium of the market. They looked good and were sexy, but they just were a way for the company selling them to make money. That's always going to be transient in terms of the stock market. What's real is that companies have to compete. Technology used well is a great tool to enable that if only because most companies dont use technologies well."
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"Information is power. Particularly when the competition ignores the opportunity to do the same."
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"Never follow your dreams. Follow your effort. It's not about what you can dream of. That's easy. It's about whether or not it's important enough to you to do the work to be ready to be successful in that business."
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"It's always the little decisions that have the biggest impact."
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"Recessions are the best time to start a company. Companies fail. Others hold back capital. If you are willing to do the preparation and work, it is the best time to invest in yourself and start a business."
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"One problem people have is that they lie to themselves. You may think you are more talented then the next guy. Which is exactly what the next guy thinks as well. Rarely is talent enough. You have to find ways to make yourself stand out. You do so by playing to your strengths and making people aware of those strengths. Always remember that no matter how many times you get shot down, you will get smarter, better and you only have to be right once to be successful."
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"I didnt know I was mad about anything. I guess if the New York Times says I am, I must be."
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"I learned how to become wealthy because I asked the right questions when I was broke."
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"Success is about making your life a special version of unique that fits who you are - not what other people want you to be."
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"Selling is never about convincing. It is always about helping."
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"In business, one of the challenges is making sure that your product is the easiest to experience and complete a sale."
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"Relaxing is for the other guy."
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"I wouldn't be where I am now if I didn't fail ... a lot. The good, the bad, it's all part of the success equation."
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"I'd rather be tired than broke!"
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"The sport of business is the ultimate competition. It's 7 × 24 × 365 × forever."
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"I think one of the biggest curses in the U.S. is that we have only two political parties."
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"Time is the most valuable asset you don't own."
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"What I’ve learned is that if you really want to be successful at something, you’ll find that you put the time in. You won’t just ask somebody if it’s a good idea, you’ll go figure out if it’s a good idea."
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"In every job, I would justify it in my mind, whether I loved it or hated it, that I was getting paid to learn and every experience would be of value when I figured out what I wanted to do when I grew up."
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