--- title: "1 Payback Quotes By Scott Weiss" description: "1 Payback quotes by Scott Weiss. Plus more from Scott Weiss and more Payback sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd9/scott-weiss-16822_aim_whatever-vocation-you-decide-on-track-do_87771.jpg" --- > [Whatever vocation you decide on, track down the best people in the world at doing it and surround yourself with them. Aim high and be ridiculously persistent. Your happiness is at the intersection of your passions and learning from great…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-weiss/whatever-vocation-you-decide-on-track-down-the-best-people-in-the/) [Scott Weiss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-weiss/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd9/scott-weiss-16822_aim_whatever-vocation-you-decide-on-track-do_87771.jpg) ## More by Scott Weiss > [Whatever vocation you decide on, track down the best people in the world at doing it and surround yourself with them. Aim high and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-weiss/whatever-vocation-you-decide-on-track-down-the-best-people-in-the/) [Scott Weiss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-weiss/) > [Developing a good, healthy culture is extremely important at a startup. Culture reflects the essence of a startup's operation because it directly affects the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-weiss/developing-a-good-healthy-culture-is-extremely-important-at-a-startup/) [Scott Weiss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-weiss/) > [As a decision maker, you rely on information being passed to you by the people who report to you. As the CEO, however, you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-weiss/as-a-decision-maker-you-rely-on-information-being-passed-to-you-by/) [Scott Weiss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-weiss/) > [Working at a big company sucks - avoid it. Smaller companies are 10 times better for learning.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-weiss/working-at-a-big-company-sucks-avoid-it-smaller-companies-are-10/) [Scott Weiss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-weiss/) > [Trust leads to approachability and open communications.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-weiss/trust-leads-to-approachability-and-open-communications/) [Scott Weiss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-weiss/) > [The best board members aren't elected by default. CEOs that set themselves up with their choice of board member - which means getting more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-weiss/the-best-board-members-aren-t-elected-by-default-ceos-that-set/) [Scott Weiss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-weiss/) > [For me, the brightest years at IronPort were without a doubt the darkest years at home.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-weiss/for-me-the-brightest-years-at-ironport-were-without-a-doubt-the/) [Scott Weiss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-weiss/) > [Most companies don't have a good mechanism to give the CEO real, honest feedback.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-weiss/most-companies-don-t-have-a-good-mechanism-to-give-the-ceo-real/) [Scott Weiss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-weiss/) > [Nothing helps make a leader more approachable than admitting your struggles, screw-ups and behind-the-scenes thinking on hard calls. If the leader makes this a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-weiss/nothing-helps-make-a-leader-more-approachable-than-admitting-your/) [Scott Weiss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-weiss/) > [When a team has to work over a weekend, make a high priority of being there as well, even if it's just to stop…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-weiss/when-a-team-has-to-work-over-a-weekend-make-a-high-priority-of-being/) [Scott Weiss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-weiss/) > [It's important for a leader to hear about his blind spots on a regular basis so working on them is periodically top of mind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-weiss/it-s-important-for-a-leader-to-hear-about-his-blind-spots-on-a/) [Scott Weiss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-weiss/) > [While there's no substitute for real experience, I believe it helps to hear and share stories of resourcefulness in action - almost like case…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-weiss/while-there-s-no-substitute-for-real-experience-i-believe-it-helps-to/) [Scott Weiss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-weiss/) > [The first day, week and month of an employee's experience carries a lasting impression.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-weiss/the-first-day-week-and-month-of-an-employee-s-experience-carries-a/) [Scott Weiss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-weiss/) > [When my co-founder and I first had the idea for IronPort, an email security company, we triangulated a list of the 20 most relevant…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-weiss/when-my-co-founder-and-i-first-had-the-idea-for-ironport-an-email/) [Scott Weiss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-weiss/) > [Feedback for leaders is often nuanced and difficult to deliver. That said, hearing you are passive-aggressive from 10 different people described 10 different ways…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-weiss/feedback-for-leaders-is-often-nuanced-and-difficult-to-deliver-that/) [Scott Weiss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-weiss/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/payback/scott-weiss/#itemlist", "name": "1 Payback Quotes By Scott Weiss", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Whatever vocation you decide on, track down the best people in the world at doing it and surround yourself with them. Aim high and be ridiculously persistent. Your happiness is at the intersection of your passions and learning from great people. Working at a big company sucks--avoid it. Smaller companies are 10 times better for learning. 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