Pursue what you love. Hire people smarter than you are. Market share rules. Focus on your clients, not the money. Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want.
Nothing happens until someone sells something.
For a business to be big, you must think small. Change as the business changes. These were customers that were not producing much revenue. He cut one-third of the sales force and started telemarketing. Don't listen to the nay sayers.