I Travel All The Time.

Great Leaders Are Paradoxical. They Catalyze, Rather Control, The Work Of Their Teams. They Have An Overarching Vision For The Team But Are Not Autocratic In The Realization Of This Vision. Their Eyes Are Open To Whatever Results Occur-not Just Planned Goals, Because Serendipity Is A Great Innovator.

"(big Name Research Firm) Says Our Market Will Be $50 Billion In 2010." Every Entrepreneur Has A Few Slides About How The Market Potential For His Segment Is Tens Of Billions. It Doesn't Matter If The Product Is Bar Mitzah Planning Software Or 802.11 Chip Sets. Venture Capitalists Don't Believe This Type Of Forecast Because It's The Fifth One Of This Magnitude That They've Heard That Day. Entrepreneurs Would Do Themselves A Favor By Simply Removing Any Reference To Market Size Estimates From Consulting Firms.

If You Have More Money Than Brains, You Should Focus On Outbound Marketing, If You Have More Brains Than Money, You Should Focus On Inbound Marketing.

Looking Back On My Own Career, I've Come To The Conclusion That Too Much Money Is Worse Than Too Little.

Most Venture Capitalists Won't Read A Business Plan Unless The Entrepreneur Is Introduced To Them By A Contact.