Entrepreneurship Quotes · Page 31

Long term thinking is so rare anywhere, but especially in startups. This is a huge advantage if you do it.

— Sam Altman

“The idea of finding value in what people are willing to pay to get rid of it one of the fundamental backbones…

— Tom Szaky

Entrepreneurship is having an idea to do something great and not entirely have a plan on how to do it but the…

— Michael Bloomberg

With tech startups, it's all loose-goosie. You raise money as you go, often from friends, family and investors.

— Naval Ravikant

[Entrepreneurship] is by no means hunch or gamble. But it also is not precisely science. Rather, it is judgment.

— Peter Drucker

“Cosgn co-signs your startup journey, empowering you to grow and pay it forward.”

— Marion Bekoe

To have people from every continent who are working on philanthropy, on social entrepreneurship, gives me a unique opportunity to engage.

— Darren Walker

“Arise my friend, Awake my friend and work for humanity, not to make it sophisticated, but to make it peaceful first.”

— Abhijit Naskar

At Andreessen Horowitz, we talk about the notion of being 'too hungry to eat.' That's to say, we often see startups that…

— Scott Weiss

“Care for your infant business or career as you would care for your infant child - with loving attention, with no expectation…

— Marc Allen

Too often, founders make decisions before determining whether they are the right thing to do. These decisions often create chaos in their…

— Mark Goulston

“To crush fear doesn't mean you eliminate it; crushing fear means you literally crush it down into smaller, more manageable parts and…

— Richie Norton

In the world of today, I think that entrepreneurs are the new emerging ruling class - I identify it as the startup…

— Ilya Ponomarev

Entrepreneurship is all about an idea that creates differentiated business value to one's customers. You must be able to convince your customers…

— N. R. Narayana Murthy

In the founders, I look for a person I feel is trustworthy, driven and smart. I invest in the person first, because…

— Daymond John

“Some creators shy away from systems because they seem overpowering and rigid. However, in reality, strong systems are the only way in…

— Laura Busche

For a startup, you need to stay small so the others don't attack, or you aim to be one of the big…

— Hamdi Ulukaya

Social entrepreneurship is like a butterfly, sucking honey from a flower, but the flower won't die. They're helping the flower to make…

— Arunachalam Muruganantham

“With success comes the never-ending task of blocking or weeding out fake friends.”

— Mokokoma Mokhonoana

...after a certain point, material objects have a tendency to crowd out the emotional needs they are meant to support.

— Graham Hill

The two big startup killers are when there's just no market for what you are doing, and team problems.

— David Cohen

“If self-employment is the opposite of employed-by-other, than a job is outsourcing your freedom (time and talent) to a boss.”

— Richie Norton

The Lord's timing is always perfect. Make sure you're prepared when he throws opportunity your way.

— Tsepiso Makhubedu

“Starting and profitably running a business is not just some achievement, it is heroism.”

— Amit Kalantri

In the early stage of a startup, hiring senior people is usually a mistake. You just want people that get stuff done.

— Sam Altman

“Failure is a key part of entrepreneurship, but, as with many things in life, attitude impacts outcome”

— Brad Feld

“We will never have enough time to do everything, but we will always have enough time to do the most important thing.”

— Wilbert Wynnberg

The good news about entrepreneurship is that your fate is in your hands. The bad news is that your fate is in…

— Guy Kawasaki

Our love for the Founders leads us to abandon, and even to betray, the very principles they fought for.

— H. W. Brands

“Do not ask intelligent rich people what car they driver, but what books they read.”

— Alin Sav

“Fight your fear, your laziness, your ignorance before you worry about fighting the competition.”

— Amit Kalantri

“Be attached to opportunities—money-making ideas—not a particular type of business or industry.”

— Ehab Atalla

After reading the Elon Musk book and getting a Tesla - he is at the top of my list of inspiring founders.

— Michael Seibel

Life is a mystery, time will unveil. In the mean time, trust the Founder's plan that your life's strategy will have an…

— Anonymous

You can have a startup and one other thing, you can have a family, but you probably can't have many other things.

— Sam Altman

“Paul Graham explains, “The best way to increase a startup’s growth rate is to make the product so good people recommend it…

— Ryan Holiday

Entrepreneurship is the ability to create and build from a vision practically anything; fundamentally it is a human, creative act.

— Jeffry A Timmons

“Do you know great minds enjoy excellence, average minds love mediocrity and small minds adore comfort zones?”

— Onyi Anyado

“Pure anecdotal statements would not convince others about the actual societal problems and solutions without providing reliable empirical evidence.”

— Saaif Alam

Great companies start because the founders want to change the world... not make a fast buck.

— Guy Kawasaki