Quotes

Quit, Page 95

Because we put time or effort or money into anything we have started, the sunk cost fallacy affects all of our decisions about whether to stop.

How the Mighty Fall, Page 095

…research into what it takes to prevail in a turbulent environment… shows a distinct negative correlation between building great companies and going outside for a CEO.

Pour Your Heart Into It, Page 095

…underpromise and overdeliver. In the long run, that’s the only way to ensure security in any job.

When, Page 95

…’new mental accounts’… offer a chance to start again by relegating our old selves to the past. It disconnects us from the past self’s mistakes and imperfections, and leaves us confident about our new, superious selves.

Flawless Consulting, Page 95

…it is in your and the client’s best interests to refuse projects that do not have a reasonable chance for success.

The Lean Startup, Page 95

Early adopters use their imagination to fill in what a product is missing… they care about… being the first to use or adopt a new product or technology.

Leaders Eat Last, Page 95

If we weren’t able to trust each other and work together, no matter how smart we were, we would die young and alone.

Only the Paranoid Survive, Page 095

…the word ‘point’ in strategic inflection point is something of a misnomer. It’s not a point; it’s a long, torturous struggle.

It Doesn’t Have to Be Crazy at Work, Page 095

Very few problems need to be solved at the twelfth or fifteenth hour of a workday… Nearly everything can wait until morning.

Denial, Page 095

It has often been observed there are no more mature markets, only tired markets.