If you don't understand the details of your business you are going to fail.
A company shouldn't get addicted to being shiny, because shiny doesn't last.
I strongly believe that missionaries make better products. They care more. For a missionary, it's not just about the business. There has to be a business, and the business has to make sense, but that's not why you do it. You do it because you have something meaningful that motivates you.
You don't choose your passions; your passions choose you.
One of the huge mistakes people make is that they try to force an interest on themselves. You don't choose your passions; your passions choose you.
Entrepreneurs must be willing to be misunderstood for long periods of time.
The common question that gets asked in business is, 'why?' That's a good question, but an equally valid question is, 'why not?'