One of the things I realized... is how few success stories there are in websites or products or businesses that exist primarily for an altruistic purpose.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Altruism is one of the most fundamentally social impulses, and doing things for others without expecting anything in return is core to what makes us human. This is why, from the day Facebook Platform launched in 2007, Causes has been honored to be one of the most popular applications, with over 140 million users.
One of the biggest lessons I've learned is that there has got to be a reason for what you're doing. You actually have to care about what you're doing. The business has to be about something. Whatever the point of it is does not have to be inconsistent with making money, but usually if that's the sole reason, it is not very successful.
I have had some great successes and great failures. I think every entrepreneur has. I try to learn from all of them.
Business gives you a massive high. Doing a great deal, coming up with an inspirational solution... It's very addictive. But it doesn't last long. In isolation, it's a bit sterile. It doesn't reward the soul.
If you can measure success in this business based on happiness alone I feel like I've hit the lottery.
I've found that most successful people do things because they get personal satisfaction from the work that they do.
I do believe that any successful business starts from the top and works its way down.
Wealth won't give you satisfaction; creating a good product that's well received by users is what matters most.
Success breeds success.
Success is not greedy, as people think, but insignificant. That is why it satisfies nobody.