The document provides advice for moving ahead and achieving success, emphasizing persistence through challenges and learning from experiences and mentors. It stresses taking action by trying new things, clearly communicating your passion and story, and surrounding yourself with smart, supportive people while avoiding groupthink. Failure is presented as a learning opportunity rather than a permanent state, and the message is to start working on your ideas now through balancing effort and promotion.

1. Patience & Persistance

2. Don’t Be Afraid to Try New Things to Move Ahead

3. Sometimes, you just gotta do it!

4. What does Jim Breyer look for in new talent?

5. Sam Tarantino of Grooveshark on Failure

6. To See the Future, Listen First

7. Mentors are there … you just need to reach out

8. Be succinct, show your passion, ask for advice

9. The Past is your Ultimate Learning Tool

10. Use Every Experience to Shape Experience

11. Guy Kawasaki … Build for Yourself First

12. Tell YOUR Story to Open Doors

13. Listen, Listen, Listen the Ask When Your Ready

14. Someone trying to copy your idea? It might be a good one

15. Everyone will tell you you’re wrong…. keep your head up

16. We Can’t Do it All…Learn to delegate and do the one thing you do best

17. Avoid ‘Group-Think’ in your exploration of the problem

18. It’s gonna be hard sometimes…. don’t let it break you

19. As a leader build a team of smarter people around you and learn to delegate

20. Uber, AirBNB…Change has it’s enemies

21. You have the power to change the world, BUT you have to get started NOW

22. Find the balance…you gotta work, but people have to know about your idea

23. Failure? That’s not a permanent state

24. It all starts with a simple hello….

25. Everything boils down to choice….

26. Gary Vaynerchuk told me ‘GO DO’

27. Audit your circle… surround yourself with the best people

28. Always add value… before you ask for it in return