* Don't necessarily trust, without thorough vetting, those who made money extremely quickly and claim to truly understand business. Being successful at business and understanding business can and often are very different achievements.
* You can entirely do it on your own, you don't need anyone else. [1]
* You cannot entirely do it on your own, you need a partner. [1]
* Maybe my greatest business insight: the longer it takes to find revenue to less likely you will be to find revenue or profitability.
[1] These are not mutually exclusive. For me, I needed to realize that I did not have to be trapped by a partner. And I also needed to realize I should not be trapped by doing things by myself. Picking the right partner is essential whether in business or just in life. I have been lucky to find them in both cases.
* Don't necessarily trust, without thorough vetting, those who made money extremely quickly and claim to truly understand business. Being successful at business and understanding business can and often are very different achievements.
* You can entirely do it on your own, you don't need anyone else. [1]
* You cannot entirely do it on your own, you need a partner. [1]
* Maybe my greatest business insight: the longer it takes to find revenue to less likely you will be to find revenue or profitability.
[1] These are not mutually exclusive. For me, I needed to realize that I did not have to be trapped by a partner. And I also needed to realize I should not be trapped by doing things by myself. Picking the right partner is essential whether in business or just in life. I have been lucky to find them in both cases.