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41 " If you're just going to be like everyone else, why are you even doing this? If you merely replicate competitors, there's no point for your existence. Even if you wind up losing, it's better to go down fighting for what you believe in instead of just imitating others. "
― Jason Fried , Rework
42 " Writing is today 's currency for good ideas. "
43 " You don’t make a great museum by putting all the art in the world into a single room. That’s a warehouse. "
44 " Don't throw good time after bad work. "
45 " What do you call a generic pitch sent out to hundreds of strangers hgoping that one will bite? Spam. "
46 " Starting a business on the side while keeping your day job can provide all the cash flow you need. "
47 " no one’s upset by what you’re saying, you’re probably not pushing hard enough. (And you’re probably boring, too.) "
48 " Everyone should be encouraged to start his own business, not just some rare breed that self-identifies as entrepreneurs. "
49 " The most important thing is to begin. "
50 " Give up on the guesswork. Decide what you’re going to do this week, not this year. Figure out the next most important thing and do that. Make decisions right before you do something, not far in advance. "
51 " Everyone on your team should be connected to your customers—maybe not every day, but at least a few times throughout the year. That’s the only way your team is going to feel the hurt your customers are experiencing. It’s feeling the hurt that really motivates people to fix the problem. And the flip side is true too: The joy of happy customers or ones who have had a problem solved can also be wildly motivating. So "
52 " It’s entirely your responsibility to make your dreams come true. "
53 " Workaholics don't actually accomplish more than nonworkaholics. They may claim to be perfectionists, but that just mean they're wasting time fixating on inconsequential details instead of moving on to the next task. "
54 " If you build software, every error message is marketing "
55 " If you're opening a hot dog stand, you could worry about the condiments, the cart, the name, the decoration. But the first thing you should worry aout is the hot dog. The hot dogs are the epicenter. Everything else is secondary. "
56 " Don't shy away from the fact that your product or service does less. Highlight it. Be proud of it. Sell it as aggressively as competitors sell their extensive feature lists. "
57 " Workaholics miss the point, too. They try to fix problems by throwing sheer hours at them. They try to make up for intellectual laziness with brute force. This results in inelegant solutions. "
58 " Workaholics aren't heroes. They don't save the day, they just use it up. The real hero is home because she figured out a faster way "
59 " Plus, if you’re a copycat, you can never keep up. You’re always in a passive position. You never lead; you always follow. You give birth to something that’s already behind the times—just a knockoff, an inferior version of the original. That’s no way to live. "
60 " Find a judo solution, one that delivers maximum efficiency with minimum effort. When good enough gets the job done, go for it. "