RailsConf 2010: Gary Vaynerchuk

@GaryVee hugging and kissing … another unforgettable keynote.

• Too many are out for the money and the exit, not building a business, product, company, culture, people, relationships.
• Running sprints (me attitude), close fast, instead of running a marathon.
• Bezos outsmarted competition, buying Zappos for $1.5bn, and doing cloud computing (which – computing – was a ‘need utility’ inside Amazon)
• Be thankful and grateful, not chasing effing numbers.
• You are writing your legacy right now.
• Don’t be a dick.
• You have to work your face off to make things happen.

We take too many things for granted (too fast) — start complaining, turning into whiner and cynic.

• The only thing there is, is culture. Companies are cultural driven (minute 30).
• Business Cycles.
• Men lie, women lie. Numbers don’t lie.
• It’s not about how much money you made. What matters is spending time with family. Doing things you love.
• You gotta be honest.