Occupation: Internet Entrepreneur Birth: August 19, 1967
I did apply to get a job, many times, but no one ever hired me. I think my hyperactive nature didn't score me any points, and I remember when I went ….
I think most entrepreneurs would refer to themselves as "accidental". No one looks for stress and pain. You stumble on to it..
I love making things, like software, and films, and laughter. And working with Gus Silber, to make the Funny Business book, has been a fantastic jour….
Obsession makes my life bad and my work good..
As all entrepreneurs will say, "surround yourself with good people". That is the hardest thing : finding good people..
There is reason to smile and celebrate when you win, but when you struggle, that is about laughter. That is the pathos that is rooted in all comedy. ….
I battle to fall asleep at night. My mind races every other night. I have always been like this, for as long as I can reminder..
Creating art (music, books, films, etc.) can be beautiful and liberating, but trying to sell art, well, that is the movie business. There are few win….
Never invest in ideas, only in people!.
Hire slowly and fire fast..
The movie industry is brutal. It is dangerous. It is, for most, soul destroying..
Entrepreneurs need to listen. They don't need to be good listeners (although it can only help) but they need to know when to listen..
When someone stands you up for a meeting, sure, you have the right to be disappointed, and perhaps even angry. But you can't take it personally - the….
Don't take yourself too seriously - learn to laugh..
You follow a passion, a dream, a belief, a vision, and before you know it, you are an entrepreneur. Once though, when you start to understand what th….
What is it about business that makes us laugh - when things go wrong, which they do all the time (why, I still wish I knew) then we need to laugh..
You can't put passion and obsession into someone's employment contract - either you are or you aren't..
There are differences in the businesses themselves, but the fundamentals are the same: give customers a good experience, charge them a reasonable pri….
Don't take yourself too seriously - learn to laugh. Hire slowly and fire fast. And the most important thing is: you never invest in ideas, only in pe….
Business, like life, is funny. We all go through difficult times, and we all have to face curve balls and challenges, each and every week. And we nee….
Business is full of pain and hardship and with that, laughter and release..