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The 5-step recipe for success

The secret recipe to success is: try, fail, learn, fix, try again - five steps.

Failure is part of entrepreneurship

It's okay to fail. As an entrepreneur, you're going to fail every day. Even when you're successful, there's always something you're not going to get fully right.

Success Means Getting Back Up

Successful people fail, fall, get up, and continue like nothing happened.

Consistency beats intelligence

There are a lot of smart people who never make it, and a lot of less intelligent people who do. The difference is often consistency. I think consistency plays a huge role in success.

Consistency is the most important ingredient toward success.

I never play a one-year game. I only play a 10-year game.

Hire experts and let them do their thing

You want people in your business who are specialists, who know more than you do. Empower them, let them do their thing, and give them the freedom to take your product and your company to a whole other level.

I don't believe in micromanagement. I believe in passion management.

The best people need little direction

We have a saying in Arabic: once the chick is born, it knows how to walk; once the duckling is born, it knows how to swim. The same is true of great people. If someone is truly good at what they do, they shouldn't need you to tell them what to do - they should know, and they should be better than you at it.

The gap between an 8 and a 10 is enormous

Every organization has 6s, 7s, and 8s. But if you want to build something truly great, you have to focus on 9s and 10s - A players only. The difference between an 8 out of 10 and a 10 out of 10 is huge.

Great People Don't Need Directions

If I have to tell someone what to do or how to do their job, they're not in the right place.

Great Design Tells a Story

Good design is about building a story that people want to be part of.

In real estate, it's never a money problem, it's a creativity problem.

The Uncomfortable Truth About Staying Hungry

Comfort is the most dangerous drug. You've got to learn to be comfortable being uncomfortable - because the moment you become complacent is the moment you have no drive to achieve more.

Success creates the urge to achieve more

Seeing my name on the side of a building makes me feel happy and proud. But more than anything, it creates a sense of urgency in me to achieve even more.

Let Your Product Do the Talking

The biggest lesson I learned is to focus on quality and let the product speak for itself. The best companies in the world have products that market themselves - you don't need to say anything. The product speaks for itself.

Pressure Reveals Character

When you're thrown in the ocean on a stormy day, you either drown or you swim.

Learn, Fail, Fix, Repeat

You never have a plan that's fully perfect from day one. You start, you learn, you fail, you fix, and ultimately you figure out a way.

The Bee Philosophy on Building a Business

When a bee starts its day it doesn't know its full plan - it just leaves and starts harvesting the honey.

The Full Plan Comes Later

You never have the full picture from day one. You just have to start and navigate your way through.

Go Deeper, Not Wider

Diversification doesn't always mean venturing into another sector. You can do it within one sector through vertical integration.

Why do the wealthiest people invest in real estate?

Real estate is a very solid asset. You can touch it, feel it, see it, and even smell it. It's one of the least volatile investments, which makes it attractive from a risk-management standpoint. That's why many of the world's wealthiest and most successful people invest in real estate - it's one of the most versatile asset classes out there.

The wealthy always end up in real estate

I believe real estate is ultimately what any wealthy person ends up doing. Everyone who makes a lot of money eventually ends up buying real estate.

Success requires maturity of mindset

Part of becoming successful is the maturity of your mindset - understanding you're not always going to get the answer you want, and then navigating toward the answer you want.