The best candidates have options. They always have. They always will. The question isn’t whether they’re good enough for you. The question is w… - Marc Randolph

The main thing I’ve learned in 40-plus years as an entrepreneur is that nobody knows anything.

Nobody knows if your idea is good or bad. You don’t know if it’s good or bad. You need to test your idea, trial it, collide it with reality.

That’s the only way to learn.

You’ll learn more in one day of doing than in a month of thinking about it.

There's this myth floating around startup land that says you just pound away forever and never give up—that if you persevere long enough, success will inevitably come knocking.

But that's bullshit.

Don't get me wrong....I'm a huge believer in persistence.

But there's a crucial difference between productive persistence and just being stubborn.

And knowing which one you're practicing?

Well, that's the hard part.