1. There are no set truths in business. 2. Learn some basic accounting/finance. For example, you should know the difference between equity and debt or the diff

1. There are no set truths in business. 2. Learn some basic accounting/finance. For example, you should know the difference between equity and debt or the difference between Net Income and Revenue. 3. https://www.ycombinator.com/library https://www.ycombinator.com/library 4. https://a16z.com/ https://a16z.com/ 5. Start reading more financial news (Bloomberg, CNBC, WSJ, FT) 6. Find successful founders/CEOs you admire and watch their interviews. 7. Work on something that has great potential rather than an area that is too small or secularly declining. "When a management with a reputation for brilliance tackles a business with a reputation for bad economics, it is the reputation of the business that remains intact."