Birth: September 22, 1969
Everyone who became great at something has a similar story: For years, they worked on their craft every day, even if they weren’t in the mood. Always….
Five years after I started CD Baby, when it was a big success, the media said I had revolutionized the music business. But 'revolution' is a term tha….
How you do anything is how you do everything. Your "character" or "nature" just refers to how you handle all the day-to-day things in life, no matter….
Never forget why you're really doing what you're doing..
Obvious to you is amazing to others..
Go find very early versions of things: the first TV pilot of a later-successful TV show; early audition tapes by famous actors; early demos by famous….
Success comes from persistently improving and inventing, not from persistently promoting what’s not working..
It was the first follower that transformed the lone nut into a leader..
If I’m not saying ‘Hell Yeah!’ to something, then I say no..
Customer service is the new marketing..
If you want to be useful, you can always start now. It will be a humble prototype of your grand vision, but you’ll be in the game. Start by teaching ….
You grow (and thrive!) by doing what excites you and what scares you everyday, not by trying to find your passion..
Are you helping people? Are they happy? Are you happy? Are you profitable? Isn't that enough?.
Business is not about money. It's about making dreams come true for others and for yourself..
In the end, it's about what you want to be, not what you want to have..
Whatever excites you, go do it. Whatever drains you, stop doing it..
Making a company is a great way to improve the world while improving yourself..
You're free to do anything you want with your company. It's more like art. You don't have to follow any norms. It's an expression of how you feel the….
The single most important thing is to make people happy. If you are making people happy, as a side effect, they will be happy to open up their wallet….
Pay close attention to when you're being the real you & when you're trying to impress an invisible jury..
Steve Jobs gave a small private presentation about the iTunes Music Store to some independent record label people. My favorite line of the day was wh….