If You Make Money, You Might Not

Pursue Joy, Not Happiness. This Is Probably The Hardest Lesson Of All To Learn. It Probably Seems To You That The Goal In Life Is To Be Happy. Oh, You Maybe Have To Sacrifice And Study And Work Hard, But, By And Large, Happiness Should Be Predictable.

You Have To Sit By The Side Of A River A Very Long Time Before A Roast Duck Will Fly Into Your Mouth.

At The End Of My Life, Is It Better To Say That I Empowered People To Make Great Stuff, Or That I Died With A Net Worth Of $10 Billion? Obviously I'm Picking The Former, Although I Would Not Mind Both.

"patents Make Our Product Defensible." The Optimal Number Of Times To Use The P Word In A Presentation Is One. Just Once, Say, "we Have Filed Patents For What We Are Doing." Done. The Second Time You Say It, Venture Capitalists Begin To Suspect That You Are Depending Too Much On Patents For Defensibility. The Third Time You Say It, You Are Holding A Sign Above Your Head That Says, "i Am Clueless."

If You Must Use More Than Ten Slides To Explain Your Business, You Probably Don't Have A Business.