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1) Pursue your passion and think HUGE! No matter what industry you are in, if you are not passionate, you're not living. "Success is going from one failure to another with the same enthusiasm." Abraham Lincoln. 2) Don't look for valuable opportunities, create value where there is none. Offering people something they don't know that they don't know they need is the real magic. (i.e. Apple iPod). Don't be marginally better, go out there and really kick some ass (be great). And remember, focus groups are the best way to mediocrity. 3) Completely avoid bozos that think your idea sucks. Nay saying is easy. Doing the impossible requires ultimate responsibility and tremendous energy. Save it! 4) Don't worry about all that theory, book stuff. Go visit your customers and vendors, observe, adapt, bootstrap, and move fast. Too much thinking = much less doing. "More results occur from the violent execution of an imperfect plan, than from the perfection of a plan to violently execute." Herbert Humphrey. 5) Read The Art of the Start by Guy Kawasaki and listen to your own heart. I have never received so much wisdom about doing a start-up and being an entrepreneur. Remember to share it.