Tim Ferriss
Tim Ferriss
Timothy "Tim" Ferrissis an American author, entrepreneur, angel investor, and public speaker. He has written a number of self-help books which have appeared on the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestseller lists, starting with The 4-Hour Workweek...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth20 July 1977
CountryUnited States of America
money quests cash
The blind quest for cash is a fool's errand.
mountain location telescopes
After decades of hauling telescopes around in the back of vans and going up to high altitude locations and so forth, I did finally build an observatory, here on Sonoma mountain.
organization goes-on information
Sometimes you need to go on a low-information diet.
needs impossible
To do the impossible, you need to ignore the popular.
people marketing fans
I always point people to the article '1,000 True Fans' by Kevin Kelly. If you choose your thousand ideal customers or readers properly and find the single author blog that targets that audience, you never have to do any more marketing. You're done. That is a lesson that very few product developers and marketers have learned, and it's unfortunate.
sorry screw-ups troublemaker
Get good at being a troublemaker and saying sorry when you really screw up
loses
You can lose money and make it back, you can't do that with time.
appreciation views two
I'm often asked how I define "success." It's an overused term, but I fundamentally view this elusive beast as a combination of two things - achievement and appreciation. One isn't enough: Achievement without appreciation makes you ambitious but miserable. Appreciation without achievement makes you unambitious but happy.
critics statues
There are no statues erected to critics.
dream battle prepared
I'm prepared to do battle for a dream that is worth dreaming.
years data people
Resveratrol is fascinating stuff. One of the best sources of information about it is the Immortality Institute. They have a forum where some people are in the 500 Club, as they call it. They've been taking 500 milligrams for years. It's a really great source of data.
creating demand filling
Creating demand is hard. Filling demand is easier. Don't create a product, then seek someone to sell it to. Find a market - define your customers - then find or develop a product for them.
hater counter-attack impact
The best way to counter-attack a hater is to make it blatantly obvious that their attack has had no impact on you.
entrepreneur make-things-happen happens
An entrepreneur isn't someone who owns a business, it's someone who makes things happen.