Tiago Valente

To be successful in business does not mean changing the world. It means meeting a need (regardless of size) well and dependably over time.

…tuff that you consider “outside of your comfort zone” — outside of what you’ve defined yourself as. As Joe Polish has said, “In order to have a breakthrough you have to break something. Get out of your comfort zone!”

“Would you like me to give you a formula for success? It’s quite simple, really. Double your rate of failure. You are thinking of failure as the enemy of success. But it isn’t at all. You can be discouraged by failure — or you can learn from it. So go ahead and make mistakes. Make all you can. Because, remember that’s where you will find succes…

…nemy of success. But it isn’t at all. You can be discouraged by failure — or you can learn from it. So go ahead and make mistakes. Make all you can. Because, remember that’s where you will find success.” — Tom Watson, founder of IBM

…ader understands what it really means to master their craft to help ensure their venture’s success. Product development can’t simply be managed — it must be led — with expertise.

If you want to build a product people love, you have to build a first-time user experience that tells an emotional story.

…hem updated on your wins and losses, but don’t spend the valuable time together just updating them. Find out what they need from you and how you can help them be successful. Seek feedback on how you’re doing and if your efforts are aligned with theirs and the company’s.

Managers define what great looks like in the hiring, promotion, and resource allocation decisions they make. According to research cited in Harvard Business Review, managers have such a huge influence on job …

Instead of selling a lot of things, ‘niche down’ and be a master at one thing. When starting out in ecommerce, we’ve seen that it’s better not to be a Jack of all trades, but rather a Master of one.