Nick Marus

“When you first start off trying to solve a problem, the first solutions you come up with are very complex, and most people stop there. But if you keep going, and live with the problem and peel more layers of the onion off, you can oftentimes arrive at some very elegant and simple solutions. Most people just don't put in the time or energy to get there.”
― Dan Olsen, The Lean Product Playbook: How to Innovate with Minimum Viable Products and Rapid Customer Feedback

“All great companies have passed through bad years that forced soul-searching and rethinking of priorities. How we deal with them will be the litmus test.”
― Howard Schultz, Pour Your Heart Into It: How Starbucks Built a Company One Cup at a Time

“Whatever you can do, or dream you can, . . . begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. —GOETHE”
― Howard Schultz, Pour Your Heart Into It: How Starbucks Built a Company One Cup at a Time

“But my story is as much one of perseverance and drive as it is of talent and luck. I willed it to happen. I took my life in my hands, learned from anyone I could, grabbed what opportunity I could, and molded my success step by step. Fear of failure drove me at first, but as I tackled each challenge, my anxiety was replaced by a growing sense of optimism. Once you overcome seemingly insurmountable obstacles, other hurdles become less daunting.”
― Howard Schultz, Pour Your Heart Into It: How Starbucks Built a Company One Cup at a Time