Entrepreneurs must be willing to be misunderstood for long periods of time.

Jeff Bezos
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  1. I wanted a woman who could get me out of a Third World prison. Life's too short to hang out with people who aren't resourceful.

  2. Position yourself with something that captures your curiosity, something that you're missionary about.

  3. The missionary is building the product and building the service because they love the customer, because they love the product, because they love the service. The mercenary is building the product or service so that they can flip the company and make money.

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