John Boitnott | Page 9

Fyre Festival was an immense marketing success, which set it up to be an epic failure in execution.

Success requires reminding yourself why you chose your path.

Microsoft Office remains very strong but is no longer dominant. Competitors are emerging.

Local journalism paid for a watchdog in every city council. Online journalism tells you what Trump tweeted this morning.

Doing a little systematically is vastly better than doing nothing chronically.

Entrepreneurship is an adventure and true adventure requires hardship.

An MBA is an extended and expensive networking opportunity but not the only way to educate yourself about business.

Every entrepreneurial journey is unique, but the mistakes entrepreneurs make are not.

Engaged employees stay longer, work harder and care more.

Employees, customers and investors have their own needs

Taking a stand is about your values, not your marketing strategy.

Investing in your workers is always cheaper than training their replacement.

Ordering someone to do what they know you won't is more likely to get you ignored than obeyed.

It's a lot to get used to, even though it's what you wanted.

Freelancers want laws that promote more flexible working conditions, a more equitable tax system and higher wages.

It's hard to be objective about ourselves but if we really pay attention our colleagues will reflect how we are perceived and what it means for the business.

Look for the good in every situation and person.

Remember when your business was a tall challenge? You can recreate that.

The first step toward a bigger role at work is wanting one.

Owning your own business is always a wonderful dream. The reality isn't always so wonderful.

Employee appraisals that improve performance are essential to reaching company goals.

Cognitive bias is an insidious threat to the rational decision-making you probably think you're engaged in.

There's no room for error when you're landing a $70 million fighter on the bobbing deck of an aircraft carrier.

Passion and mindset are important but never more important than cold, hard numbers.

Every startup is looking for talent but the smart talent isn't going to work for a startup with no future.

If you want to make it you need to start by changing your mindset.

Unhappiness at work is a personal and professional growth opportunity.

Exchanging constructive feedback with your peers benefits everyone.

The solution to imposter syndrome for competent people is to get in touch with reality.

Work-life balance naively suggests working and non-working hours should be evenly apportioned.