Business 4/22/23 How To Be Successful: 13 Powerful Rules For Business Improve Exponentially – compound yourself; don’t get caught scaling linearly.Have Almost Too Much Self-Belief – persevere because you know you’re onto something.Learn to Think Independently – think from first principles and have people that challenge you.Get Good at “Sales” – you have to convince others your ideas are good.Make it Easy to Take Risks – keep your life cheap and flexible for as long as you can.Focus – spend more time thinking what the focus should be first!Work Hard – work stamina – a big predictor of success – put in the hours.Be Bold – boring companies don’t spark the imagination.Be Wilful – ask for what you want.Be Hard to Compete With – build up leverage; be different.Build a Network – of people who are “a force of nature.You Get Rich by Owning Things – equity, IP, real estate, etc.Be Internally Driven – be obsessed, extreme, and perform!– Sam Altman April 22, 2023 359
Business 4/21/23 You don’t need to know all the answers, but you do need to know where to find them. – David Abeles April 21, 2023 423
Business 4/17/23 You can’t fit a round peg into a square hole unless you redesign the hole. The challenge lies then in knowing when to change the hole and when to change the peg. – Dad April 17, 2023 640
Business 4/11/23 Never compromise quality at the expense of a short-term gain. This is a one-way ticket to a short-term customer. – Dad April 11, 2023 352