Browse #lessons2013:

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4

Part 1

The best way to make employees happy is to set realistic goals and achieve them. Read More Leila Janah, CEO, Samasource Tweet This

You can survive any type of distraction if you stay focused on the organization’s mission. Read More Doug Ulman, CEO, Livestrong Tweet This

I want each company in my portfolio to think about how they are enabling their employees’ entrepreneurial spirit. Read More Reid Hoffman, Partner Greylock Tweet This

Most startups are focused on growing faster. That alone would not make us a great company. Read More Brian Chesky, CEO, Airbnb Tweet This

Make sure your structure is efficient before piling more people on top of it. Read More Ben Lerer, CEO, Thrillist Tweet This

This kid drove 900 miles to get ahold of a Doritos Locos Taco. It became inspiration for the commercial. Read More Brian Niccol, CMO, Taco Bell Tweet This

We had to let go of our identity as a web company to follow our users into mobile. Read More Travis Katz, CEO Gogobot Tweet This

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Part 2

We’ve found people will give us 30 to 60 seconds to connect them with the things they need and love. Read More Steve Yankovich, VP, Ebay Mobile Tweet This

We have to stay one step ahead by doing the opposite of what everyone else is doing. Read More R.J. Williams, CEO, Young Hollywood Tweet This

Ideas go nowhere if they stay in your head. Everything has to be communicated to the people who execute on ideas. Read More Dennis Crowley, CEO, Foursquare Tweet This

The highest-paid opinion matters the least. Data from experiments is critical so that the best idea can prove itself. Read More Brad Smith, CEO, Intuit Tweet This

As startup founders, we often wait for things to stop changing. Enjoy change as it happens. Read More Rashmi Sinha, CEO, SlideShare Tweet This

We have to think about everything that goes on in our members’ lives, beyond just what they’re doing in the club. Read More Sarah Robb O’Hagan, President, Equinox Tweet This

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Part 3

We thought we’d be an online company. Then the week after Christmas mobile sales went from 5% to 10%. Read More Tobi Lütke, CEO, Shopify Tweet This

Feelings of inadequacy sometimes creep in. But the abilities that got me where I am today will help me. Read More Majora Carter, President, Majora Carter Group Tweet This

It’s very easy to think that you are the expert on your own product. The true experts are your customers. Read More Jamie Wong, CEO, Vayable Tweet This

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Part 4

Your mind is a container of possibilities. If you furnish it with poems, you have constant access to wisdom. Read More Daniel Libeskind, Architect Tweet This

There’s a tendency in the tech industry to be part of a scene. I intend to get to know a wider array of people. Read More danah boyd, Senior Researcher, Microsoft Research Tweet This

Anytime I go to a different city, I meet up with customers. It puts me in their shoes. Read More Aaron Levie, CEO, Box Tweet This

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