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And if only 1% of those people…
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Emphasize meaning over price
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Is there such a thing as too much freedom?
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Imagining lots of tedious steps? Or one fun step?
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Sprezzatura
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What do you hate not doing?
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No “yes.” Either “HELL YEAH!” or “no.”
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I miss the mob
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Barking
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The mirror: It’s about you, not them.
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Doing the opposite of everyone is valuable
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That’s version infinity. First launch version 0.1.
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Show success before asking for help
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Why you need your own company
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Are you present-focused or future-focused?
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Some people like to pay. Let them
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Are fans telling friends? If not, don’t promote
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The security of no security
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You need to be profitable to last
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My $3.3M mistake
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Character predicts your future
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Sammy Cahn said thank you
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Goals shape the present, not the future.
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My favorite fable
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Assume nobody is going to help you
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How to attend a conference
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Make mystery : make people wonder
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This is just one of many options
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Nobody knows the future, so focus on what doesn’t change
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Are you at the starting line or the finish line?
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Small actions change your self-identity
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Selling music by solving a specific need
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Don’t promote until people can take action
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two three four ONE, two three four ONE
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Aim for the edges
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Restrictions will set you free
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Never have a limit on your income
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Whatever scares you, go do it
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The strength of many little customers
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The public you is not you
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Ideas are just a multiplier of execution
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Compass in your gut
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Ignore advice that drains you
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You don’t get extreme results without extreme actions
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Be a competent novice, not an expert
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Have someone work the inside of the industry
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Get rejected, get filtered
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Put your fans to work
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Call the destination, and ask for directions
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Or you can not talk at all
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