IT'S BETTER TO BE A PIRATE THAN JOIN THE NAVY.

andyswan:

If you’re going to do it, you might as well go big.

The most likely scenario for startups is failure.  But failing big is better than failing small.  There is evidence all around us.

The most likely scenario for you is to win.  Winning big is definitely better than winning small, and it’s actually not that much different.  

Some can make a cogent argument that failing big is better than winning small.

I’ve had a couple of small/medium wins (yes I understand there is a lot of relativity in those statements).  Looking back, I can see how they could have gone big.  In fact, I could see it at the time…but for various reasons I wasn’t ready….bird in the hand, you know?

But now I’ve associated myself with some companies that are going big.  

The difference?  

We found levers that worked and pushed them until WE were comfortable (personally).

They find the levers that work and just KEEP PUSHING harder and harder as long as they keep working for the business.

It’s really that simple.

Now I’m ready.  So are you.

Go big.

Win. 

Win big. Fail big > win small.

andyswan:

If you want to create a movement, you better be prepared to break a few rules.

You should also be willing to create a few new ones for yourself.

Your niche is your movement.  YOU make the rules.

Win.

andyswan:

When you have a core, things get easier.  OK, maybe not easier to do….having a core and sticking to it is harder than being a Roombapreneur.

But easier to filter.  When you know who you are and what you’re doing, you’re going to be FAR less concerned with what other people think, or what you look like while you’re doing it.

Because YOU know where you’re going, and she’ll get on the bike eventually.

Know your core.  Lead.

Win

andyswan:

Little twists on an old idea can make a big difference.

Engaging your audience in some way can make a big difference.

People like character.

Adding personality to the mundane is ALWAYS an enormous opportunity.

Win.

@fredwilson droppin’ knowledge! I eat it up!

fred-wilson:

i taught my first skillshare class yesterday. i’ve got a new addiction. there isn’t much better in life than dropping knowledge onto willing listeners.

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Holding my boy, learning, hustling, and listening to Ryan Stewart. A few of my favorite things. I think Regi will be tech boy. ;) (Taken with instagram)

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