SF Weekly's Alexia Tsotsis on not getting in your own way for Ignite Bay Area, 12.8.09.

1. Why hustle is more important than talent.

3. 1. You can learn anything you need to learn.

6. 2. Never let the odds keep you from doing what you know in your heart you were meant to do.

7. The Media Landscape

11. “ Bitch”, “Sex Tape,” & “P.Diddy,” four words I never thought I’d see in a Techmeme headline.

12. But I never thought I ‘d see this either.

13. 3. NEVER, NEVER, NEVER GIVE UP.

14. “ Whatever people are watching 10 years from now, I want to be in charge of it.” – Kenneth the Page, 30 Rock

15. There will always be someone smarter…

16. And prettier …

17. And richer…