I'm a big fan of Guy Kawasaki since reading "The Art of The Start". I came across this great quote in a recent blog of his The Art of Rainmaking

"Sales fixes everything. As long as you have sales, cash will flow, and as long as cash flows, (a) you will have the time to fix your team, your technology, and your marketing; (b) the press won't be able to say much because customers are pouring money into your coffers; and (c) your investors will leave you alone because (i) they will focus on companies with weaker sales and (ii) they won't want to jinx your success."

I've know more than a few startups that who should have read his book before they started :-)

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