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Business Advice in Three Words

by NEIL PATEL on FEBRUARY 3, 2010

Dont you hate it when people give you advice thats confusing and complicated? I have
found that the best advice is typically the simplest. So, I decided to take a page out
of Dharmesh Shahs book and give you business advice in 3 words.
1. Time is money [tweet]
2. Learn from mistakes [tweet]
3. Dont act cocky [tweet]
4. Learn from others [tweet]
5. Nothing is perfect [tweet]
6. Stop thinking big [tweet]
7. Hire hungry employees [tweet]
8. Hire employees slowly [tweet]
9. Fire bad employees [tweet]
10. Talent isnt everything [tweet]
11. Emotions are bad [tweet]
12. Focus your efforts [tweet]
13. Youre not smart [tweet]
14. Dont waste money [tweet]
15. Listen to customers [tweet]
16. Business plans suck [tweet]
17. Scrappiness is good [tweet]

18. Never stop networking [tweet]


19. Dont be shy [tweet]
20. Ask for help [tweet]
21. Failure is acceptable [tweet]
22. Money isnt everything [tweet]
23. Solve a problem [tweet]
24. Be open-minded [tweet]
25. Motivate your employees [tweet]
26. Set realistic goals [tweet]
27. Take big risks [tweet]
28. Leverage your competitors [tweet]
29. Use social media [tweet]
30. Business isnt easy [tweet]
31. Work hard every day [tweet]
32. Revenue isnt profit [tweet]
33. Give a lot [tweet]
34. Coolness is overrated [tweet]
35. Leverage the blogosphere [tweet]
36. Press doesnt matter [tweet]
37. Your idea sucks [tweet]
38. Attend good conferences [tweet]
39. Entrepreneurs arent born [tweet]
40. Market your company [tweet]
41. Agility is important [tweet]
42. Dont be afraid [tweet]
43. Diversify your income [tweet]
44. Sex always sells [tweet]
45. Always use metrics [tweet]
46. Dont give up [tweet]
47. Aggressiveness can backfire [tweet]
48. Friend rich people [tweet]
49. Create a blog [tweet]
50. Have smart friends [tweet]
51. Hogs get slaughtered [tweet]
52. Take a break [tweet]
53. Copying is bad [tweet]
54. Innovation is good [tweet]
If you have any other 3-word piece of business advice, please share it in the comments.

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