Data as Excuse-Making Ammunition

“the readily available excesses of data on just about every subject tends to give most people more ammunition on why not to pursue any even slightly off-the-chart objective.”

“What I do believe to be an essential, however, particularly for anyone with entrepreneurial aspirations, is an unfettered willingness to trust their instincts and to follow their own star, even if at times it might appear to be leading them towards the edge of the precipice.”