I am rugged and, more importantly, my code is rugged. I recognize that software has become a foundation of our modern world. I recognize the awesome responsibility that comes with this foundational role." - Corman et al. 2012

The U.S. had supported Japan’s postwar transformation into a transistor salesman. U.S. occupation authorities transferred knowledge about the invention of the transistor to Japanese physicists, while policymakers in Washington ensured Japanese firms like Sony could easily sell into U.S. markets.

It was hard for me to believe that this woman with her head under the blankets, feeling sorry for herself and boohooing like a five-year-old, was my mother.

The board of directors is the most powerful element of a company’s management structure and almost always has the power to fire the CEO.

No heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dreams. Dreams are the language of God.

When confronting, your obligation is to describe reality from your perspective and then invite your partner to describe reality from his or her point of view.

A tool, not a weapon. OKRs are not legal documents according to which you’re expected to measure your performance.

The most important economic events of the future—things that will move the needle the most—are things that history gives us little to no guide about. They will be unprecedented events. Their unprecedented nature means we won’ t be prepared for them, which is part of what makes them so impactful.

You have to become a student of the art of business and the science of business. And that's the 'what to do' part of all this.

After many bad experiences, I decided to scrap my commission-based sales compensation system and move to paying salespeople a salary plus an annual bonus, with raises based half on their individual performance and half on the performance of the company as a whole.