Before Booker T. Washington, we have small business owners but we do not have a philosopher of black entrepreneurship, and that's what… — Ed Smith Copy Share Image
Even though plans themselves are worthless, the exercise of planning is very valuable and totally missing in most startups today. — Sam Altman Copy Share Image
I do think a founder has special permission to make sweeping changes across an organization. — Michael Dell Copy Share Image
I came to Silicon Valley in 1997 and joined WebEx. At that time, WebEx was small, only 10 engineers and two co-founders. — Eric Yuan Copy Share Image
“Business is the school of life. Success in business requires success in living.” — Ehab Atalla Copy Share Image
“If you’re struggling to “think outside the box” remember the box is self-imposed. Who says it has to be a box? Why… — Ryan Lilly Copy Share Image
“If founders believed Ecommerce is built using VC money & discounting, they never added value with tech innovation, selection, convenience, and shipping” — Sandeep Aggarwal Copy Share Image
Whether you're a founder, a leader, or an individual contributor, building a strong team is critical to your success. — Julia Hartz Copy Share Image
Most startups flame out or just muddle along. Your chances of spotting a unicorn, pre-horn, are incalculably small. But if, knowing that,… — Daniel Lyons Copy Share Image
I feel that the best companies are started not because the founder wanted a company but because the founder wanted to change… — Mark Zuckerberg Copy Share Image
“Entrepreneurs get distracted by productivity and miss profits. Corporate folk get distracted by efficiencies and miss effectiveness. But ballers? Ballers know the… — Richie Norton Copy Share Image
“Gen Y's work best in groups, collaboratively, transparently, interactively and entrepreneurially - and have already created positive change in many local communities… — Charlie Caruso Copy Share Image
I am a huge fan of capitalism and a huge fan of entrepreneurship and changing the world with technology and with entrepreneurship.… — Jason Calacanis Copy Share Image
There are lots of people building the next TransferWise, not in a sense of competing with us but in a sense of… — Taavet Hinrikus Copy Share Image
One of the biggest motivation for me and my co-founder was to learn and see what is happening in the market, see… — Naveen Tewari Copy Share Image
Despite what some investors say, older age is an advantage in the startup world. You know more about industries and markets, and… — Vivek Wadhwa Copy Share Image
“You don't need to go running from pillar to post looking for what God looks like.” — Jaachynma N.E. Agu Copy Share Image
“There is seed time and harvest, choose to sow at the right time so as to have a bountiful harvest.” — Jaachynma N.E. Agu Copy Share Image
“Your story isn’t over as long as you have breath in your lungs. What will your story say?” — Nate Green Copy Share Image
[Young people] are showing enormous and entrepreneurship and working with each other across borders. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Am I as experienced, or mature, or smart as others CEOs? No probably not, but there's something, I think, very useful about… — Andrew Mason Copy Share Image
There's nothing more invigorating than being deeply involved with a small company and a young team of founders out to do something… — Michael Moritz Copy Share Image
“The creation of corporate entrepreneurship is to cultivate the culture of innovation and build business competencies.” — Pearl Zhu Copy Share Image
By the way, that's my number one piece of advice if you're going to join a startup: pick a rocket ship. — Sam Altman Copy Share Image
“Our thoughts and our mind-sets greatly affect our perception of what life is really about” — Wogu Donald Copy Share Image
Entrepreneurship is “risky” mainly because so few of the so-called entrepreneurs know what they are doing. — Peter Drucker Copy Share Image
Working at a startup to make a lot of money was never a thing, and that's why I decided to just finish… — Kevin Systrom Copy Share Image
A new model of heroic capitalism based on principle-driven, free-market entrepreneurship deserves a central place in business-ethics thought and action. — Robert L. Bradley, Jr Copy Share Image
“If we think a magic fairy named “time” is finally going to make all things right in the world, we’re dreaming.” — Richie Norton Copy Share Image
It's difficult to get large groups of people, to the extreme levels of focus and productivity that you need, for a startup… — Sam Altman Copy Share Image
In a startup, there have to be challenges. Otherwise, someone else would have done it already. And that's almost the most exciting… — Payal Kadakia Copy Share Image
St. Louis is a customer- and partner-rich environment for any financial tech startup. — Jim McKelvey Copy Share Image
Libraries function as crucial technology hubs, not merely for free Web access, but for those who need computer training and assistance. Library… — Scott Turow Copy Share Image
Being a founder is about being so driven to distraction by the world that you want to put something new in it.… — Andy Dunn Copy Share Image
“The most successful startups are those that are able to balance the needs of their customers, employees, and investors, while staying true… — Justin Ho Guo Shun Copy Share Image
Startups, by their nature, are entrepreneurial - testing new things, launching new products, and disrupting themselves. That's why you join a startup… — Jennifer Hyman Copy Share Image
“Logic and reason are the naphthalene balls we use to pack them away into a sandook called 'Someday'. But when that day… — Rashmi Bansal Copy Share Image
So my advice to startups in this particular category is if you’re going to put your product in beta - put your… — Joe Kraus Copy Share Image
“Nobody wants a sales pitch. So instead of trying a hard sell, focus on telling a story that captivates your audience by… — Ziad K. Abdelnour Copy Share Image
One of the blessings I've had, really, for my entire career, is working with founders of companies, whether it was Bill Ziff… — Dan Rosensweig Copy Share Image