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A Sure Sign Of Failure For A Startup Is When Someone Sends Me Logo-embroidered Polo Shirts. If Your People Are At Shows And In Public, It's Okay To Buy For Your Own Employees, But If You Really Think People Are Going To Wear Your Branded Polo When They're Out And About, You Are Mistaken And Have No Idea How To Spend Your Money.

When You Turn Your Team Upside Down And Try To Figure Out What The Culture Of The Team Is, You Take The Greatest Risk A Team Can Take.

I'm The Type That Thinks If You Don't Learn From History, You're Doomed To Repeat It.

When I Started Writing This Blog More Than Years Ago, It Was In Response To Traditional Media's Habit Of Twisting Interviews To Fit The Headlines They Wanted To Create.

With Every Effort, I Learned A Lot. With Every Mistake And Failure, Not Only Mine, But Of Those Around Me, I Learned What Not To Do. I Also Got To Study The Success Of Those I Did Business With As Well. I Had More Than A Healthy Dose Of Fear, And An Unlimited Amount Of Hope, And More Importantly, No Limit On Time And Effort.