The desire to change the world is a tremendous advantage as you travel down the difficult path ahead because focusing on a lofty goal is more energizing and attracts more talent than simply making a buck.

Guy Kawasaki

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Money is not the sole or most powerful motivation for many people. A higher and tougher test is to look back and see how you've made the world a better place.

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A good idea is about ten percent and implementation and hard work... by Guy Kawasaki

A good idea is about ten percent and implementation and hard work, and luck is 90 percent.

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Don't worry, be crappy. Revolutionary means you ship and then test... Lots of things made the first Mac in 1984 a piece of crap - but it was a revolutionary piece of crap.

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There are two types of people on social media: people who want mo... by Guy Kawasaki

There are two types of people on social media: people who want more followers, and liars.

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The higher you go in a company, the less oxygen there is, so supp... by Guy Kawasaki

The higher you go in a company, the less oxygen there is, so supporting

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When you're a good person, good things happen to you. You shouldn't be a good person with the expectation of therefore deserving good things, but in its purest form, I believe when you do good, good comes back to you.

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Patience is the art of concealing your impatience. by Guy Kawasaki

Patience is the art of concealing your impatience.

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Companies should always want to delight their customers. by Guy Kawasaki

Companies should always want to delight their customers.

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If you have to put someone on a pedestal, put teachers. They are... by Guy Kawasaki

If you have to put someone on a pedestal, put teachers. They are society's heroes.

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High achievers tend to have major weaknesses. People without majo... by Guy Kawasaki

High achievers tend to have major weaknesses. People without major weaknesses tend to be mediocre.

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Try stuff. I also used to believe that it's better to be smart than lucky because if you're smart you can out-think the competition. I don't believe that anymore-this is not to say that you should strive for a high level of stupidity. My point is that luck is a big part of many successes, so (a) don't get too bummed out when you see a bozo succeed; and (b) luck favors the people who try stuff, not simply think and analyze. As the Chinese say, "One must wait for a long time with your mouth open before a Peking duck flies in your mouth."

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Accept diversity and don't take any crap. by Guy Kawasaki

Accept diversity and don't take any crap.

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Good people hire people better than themselves. So A players hire A+ players. But others hire below their skills to make themselves look good. So B players hire C players. C players hire D players, etc.

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The jewelry business is a very, very tough business - tougher than the computer business. You truly have to understand how to take care of your customers.

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Let yourself be enchanted in small ways. by Guy Kawasaki

Let yourself be enchanted in small ways.

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Ambitious failure, magnificent failure, is a very good thing. by Guy Kawasaki

Ambitious failure, magnificent failure, is a very good thing.

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The mark of a good conversationalist is not that you can talk a lot. The mark is that you can get others to talk a lot. Thus, good schmoozer's are good listeners, not good talkers.

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Create something, sell it, make it better, sell it some more and then create something that obsoletes what you used to make.

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Some things need to be believed to be seen. by Guy Kawasaki

Some things need to be believed to be seen.

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People who earn the label "creative" are really just people who by Guy Kawasaki

People who earn the label "creative" are really just people who

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