Quotes about Progress

As a result, the rewards for being first are enormous. It's not a linear scale. It's not a matter of getting a little more after giving a little more. It's a curve, and a steep one.

the best time to start was last year. The second best time to start is right now.

Deep change is difficult, and worth it

Are you one of those people? One of the people with too many good ideas? The folks who have notebooks filled with notions, or daydreams filled with the future? You've certainly met these people. They're too busy taking notes to get anything done, too busy inventing to actually instigate. To stop this process, one needs to do only two things: Start. And then . . . Ship. Can't

If you never fail, either you're really lucky or you haven't shipped anything.

We're all obsessed with ideas because ideas, not products, are the engine of our new economy.

REDO THE MISSION STATEMENT AND THE BUSINESS PLAN EVERY THREE MONTHS

You don't have to like change to take advantage of it.

There are two ways to grow: by stealing from the competition or by growing the market. The first path is slow and painful and difficult. The second path is where the magic of fast growth kicks in.

The essential thing to know about the Dip is that it's there. Knowing that you're facing a Dip is the first step in getting through it.

Change is the first sign of risk.

Those who fear risk also begin to fear movement of any kind.