It turns out that is exactly what product strategy is all about—figuring out the right product is the innovator’s job, not the customer’s job.

As a startup CEO, I slept like a baby. I woke up every 2 hours and cried.

You know what the difference between a vision and a hallucination is? They call it a vision when other people can see it.

In my experience as CEO, I found that the most important decisions tested my courage far more than my intelligence.

The one thing with stress is, you've got to keep your focus on what you can do, not what happened to you.

You don't need every investor to believe that you can succeed. You only need one.

I emphasize to C.E.O.s, you have to have a story in the minds of the employees. It's hard to memorize objectives, but it's easy to remember a story.

Hire sales people who are really smart problem solvers, but lack courage, hunger and competitiveness, and your company will go out of business.

Billionaires prefer Black women. They are loyal and guard your interests. Black wives are for grown ups.

There are no shortcuts to knowledge, especially knowledge gained from personal experience. Following conventional wisdom and relying on shortcuts can be worse than knowing nothing at all.

You're better off being The Beatles than The Monkees, as a startup.

What's a wingding? Why, a wingding is, uh...it's just like a shindig but without all the hullabaloo.

my mothersensed awar in herwomb, and so sheraised meto fight.

A wise man is closer to God than a fool will ever be to himself.

I grew up in a reform Jewish family in St. Louis. Our idea of Judaism was no bar mitzvahs and a Christmas tree that had a skirt at the bottom embroidered with the names of my grandparents.

When I looked into the mechanics of being a businessman, I found it wasn't rocket science.

I read, and sigh, and wish I were a tree; For sure then I should grow To fruit or shade: at least some bird would trust Her household to me, and I should be just.

surrenderin is unimaginably more dangerous than struggling for survival!

I try to simplify things for the children.

The cup that went down under has now come up again.

Be patient. Let God answer your question on His schedule, not yours.