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> [One thing I'm so grateful for is sidestepping the usual venture capital, private equity route. My friends who have gone that way are many times beholden to their boards of directors, to 'sell' ideas to a team.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/blake-mycoskie/one-thing-i-m-so-grateful-for-is-sidestepping-the-usual-venture/)

[Blake Mycoskie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/blake-mycoskie/)

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## More by Blake Mycoskie

> [It may sound too good to be true, but once you've seen the happiest people in your life who have nothing, you really start…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/blake-mycoskie/it-may-sound-too-good-to-be-true-but-once-you-ve-seen-the-happiest/)

[Blake Mycoskie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/blake-mycoskie/)

> [I would never want to take TOMS or myself into an issues debate. That's not what we're about. We're about helping people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/blake-mycoskie/i-would-never-want-to-take-toms-or-myself-into-an-issues-debate-that/)

[Blake Mycoskie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/blake-mycoskie/)

> [With TOMS, I found a way to create sustainable giving and consistently help those who are in need.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/blake-mycoskie/with-toms-i-found-a-way-to-create-sustainable-giving-and-consistently/)

[Blake Mycoskie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/blake-mycoskie/)

> [One day, when I own a house, I'll keep a library full of books. Books are different from other possessions-they're more like friends.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/blake-mycoskie/one-day-when-i-own-a-house-i-ll-keep-a-library-full-of-books-books/)

[Blake Mycoskie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/blake-mycoskie/)

> [Walk away from anyone who is unduly focused on vacation and compensation. It's a sign of potential trouble. No matter how talented you are,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/blake-mycoskie/walk-away-from-anyone-who-is-unduly-focused-on-vacation-and/)

[Blake Mycoskie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/blake-mycoskie/)

> [Giving is what fuels us. Giving is our future.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/blake-mycoskie/giving-is-what-fuels-us-giving-is-our-future/)

[Blake Mycoskie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/blake-mycoskie/)

> [When you don't know the rules, you break them all. It's hard to take big risks when you know the history of an industry…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/blake-mycoskie/when-you-don-t-know-the-rules-you-break-them-all-it-s-hard-to-take/)

[Blake Mycoskie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/blake-mycoskie/)

> [The future of TOMS is really creating a whole new business model of this one-for-one giving and expanding the TOMS model from shoes into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/blake-mycoskie/the-future-of-toms-is-really-creating-a-whole-new-business-model-of/)

[Blake Mycoskie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/blake-mycoskie/)

> [I always have my journal with me. It was handmade by a guy at the San Telmo market in Buenos Aires. If you go…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/blake-mycoskie/i-always-have-my-journal-with-me-it-was-handmade-by-a-guy-at-the-san/)

[Blake Mycoskie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/blake-mycoskie/)

> [My goal was to go back to Argentina, and give them all-all the shoes-away. Not just to give them away, but to place them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/blake-mycoskie/my-goal-was-to-go-back-to-argentina-and-give-them-all-all-the-shoes/)

[Blake Mycoskie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/blake-mycoskie/)

> [Vogue Magazine does something really interesting here: They make it look like I know exactly what I'm doing. Because Vogue made it look like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/blake-mycoskie/vogue-magazine-does-something-really-interesting-here-they-make-it/)

[Blake Mycoskie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/blake-mycoskie/)

> [TOMS is no longer a shoe company... we're a one-for-one company.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/blake-mycoskie/toms-is-no-longer-a-shoe-company-we-re-a-one-for-one-company/)

[Blake Mycoskie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/blake-mycoskie/)

> [If you just go out and try to make money by starting a business, you're going to come up with something that's just like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/blake-mycoskie/if-you-just-go-out-and-try-to-make-money-by-starting-a-business-you/)

[Blake Mycoskie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/blake-mycoskie/)

> [When you incorporate giving into your business in an authentic and transparent way, your customers become your best marketers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/blake-mycoskie/when-you-incorporate-giving-into-your-business-in-an-authentic-and/)

[Blake Mycoskie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/blake-mycoskie/)

> [Traveling as much as I do, I get lonely sometimes. I have friends now in cities all over the world, so I get to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/blake-mycoskie/traveling-as-much-as-i-do-i-get-lonely-sometimes-i-have-friends-now/)

[Blake Mycoskie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/blake-mycoskie/)

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