Here is a list of success tips from the best entrepreneurs in the world:
- Do something you’re very passionate about.
- Don’t chase trends.
- Have passion or you’ll give up.
- Go. Do. Try. Learn.
- Don’t let people tell you it can’t be done.
- Don’t chase money.
- Explore what’s interesting.
- Work on a difference-making thing.
- Have emotional investment.
- Spend time with the people you want to be.
- Question everything. Can you make it better?
- Ask what new market this is creating.
- Ask what problem this is solving.
- Come up with 10 daily ideas.
- The world could care less – persuade them.
- If you believe, you will see it.
- Build little devices for fun.
- Build a business without limits, that’s usable.
- Not having doubts? Not pushing boundaries.
- Don’t worry about building fast. Build importance.
- Figure out why you do what you do, what’s your purpose, cause.
- What’s your story?
- You should be saying you want this to exist.
- If this was successful without your involvement, would you want it to do well?
- Validate ideas with others.
- Get ideas out of your head and make them.
- Be dangerous enough to build it.
- Maximize probability of solving problems.
- Start with perfecting experience for one person first.
- Constantly seek criticism.
- Ask communities about your ideas.
- Learn from others.
- Ask opinions.
- Make what others want.
- Ignore naysayers.
- Test ideas constantly.
- What is the smallest test to run for validation?
- It’s okay to solve small problems first.
- Do exceptional things for users.
- Spend money on teaching and educating.
- You can’t do everything, and even if you can, you shouldn’t.
- Find a partner high in intelligence, energy and integrity.
- Align everyone on goals.
- Formulate core values that you hire and fire off of.
- Religiously adhere to values and principles.
- You have to be a great listener, motivator and praiser.
- Make sure everyone has what they need to kick ass.
- There are things outside your control – market, economy, funding – be okay with it.
- Be open-minded and open to change.
- Don’t avoid mistakes.
- Don’t give up.
- Learn quickly from mistakes.
- Bounce back.
- Keep running through walls.
- Have courage and genius.
- Be determined.
- There’s an ugly side and there’s hard work.
- Be pragmatically pessimistic. Know what can go wrong. Realize this or you will quit.
- If you don’t love it you won’t make it through the long period of inevitable pain.
- It’s a long road.