Quotes About Growth

Other people's failures are just that: other people's failures. If

Most work is not coming up with The Next Big Thing. Rather, it's making better the thing you already thought of six months—or six years—ago. It's the work of work.

Start a business, not a startup Ah

Believe it or not, the bigger problem isn't scaling, it's getting to the point where you have to scale. Without the first problem you won't have the second.

No te has fijado que mientras que las empresas pequeñas quieren ser mayores, las grandes aspiran a ser más ágiles y flexibles?

There are four-letter words you should never use in business. They're not fuck or shit. They're need, must, can't, easy, just, only, and fast.

Ser una empresa pequeña no tiene que acomplejarte. Cualquiera que dirija un negocio con futuro y que sea rentable, sea grande o pequeño, debería sentirse orgulloso de ello.

I have never let my schooling interfere with my education. —MARK TWAIN   There

Failure is not a prerequisite for success.

The right time to hire is when there's more work than you can handle for a sustained period of time.

Act like an actual business and you'll have a much better shot at succeeding.

But after that, the curve flattens out. There's surprisingly little difference between a candidate with six months of experience and one with six years. The real difference comes from the individual's dedication, personality, and intelligence.

You don't have to live with a decision forever. If you make a mistake, you can correct it later.

You may feel out of your element at times. You might even feel like you suck. That's all right. You can hire your way out of that feeling or you can learn your way out of it. Try learning first. What you give up in initial execution will be repaid many times over by the wisdom you gain.

Evolution doesn't linger on past failures, it's always building upon what worked. So should you.

Similarly, if you lose someone, don't replace him immediately. See how long you can get by without that person and that position.

Great companies start in garages all the time. Yours can too.

Keeping a solid team together for a long time is a key to peak performance. People grow closer and more comfortable with each other, and consequently do even better work. Meanwhile, rookie teams make rookie mistakes.

Don't be afraid to show your flaws.

Use this time to make mistakes without the whole world hearing about them. Keep tweaking. Work out the kinks. Test random ideas. Try new things. No one knows you, so it's no big deal if you mess up. Obscurity helps protect your ego and preserve your confidence.

Other people's failures are just that: other people's failures.

Start building your audience today. Start getting people interested in what you have to say. And then keep at it. In a few years, you too will get to chuckle when people discuss your "overnight" success.

3. Another common misconception: You need to learn from your mistakes. What do you really learn from mistakes? You might learn what not to do again, but how valuable is that? You still don't know what you should do next. Contrast that with learning from your successes.

right—premature hiring is the death of many companies.