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title: "23 Starting Company Quotes by 20 authors"
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> [The biggest barrier to starting a company isn't ideas, funding or experiences. It's excuses.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-lacy/the-biggest-barrier-to-starting-a-company-isn-t-ideas-funding-or-2/)

[Sarah Lacy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-lacy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/13c/sarah-lacy-12531_barriers_the-biggest-barrier-to-starting-a-compan_1399178.jpg)

> [Starting a company is a cause, not a job. Once it becomes a job, that's when you lose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-parr/starting-a-company-is-a-cause-not-a-job-once-it-becomes-a-job-that-s/)

[Ben Parr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-parr/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c6/ben-parr-25159_business_starting-a-company-is-a-cause-not-a-job_319896.png)

> [I could imagine, some number of years from now, starting my own company. But not yet. Not for a while.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marissa-mayer/i-could-imagine-some-number-of-years-from-now-starting-my-own-company/)

[Marissa Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marissa-mayer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/70d/marissa-mayer-6618_business_i-could-imagine-some-number-of-years-fro_1947900.png)

> [Starting a company is like throwing yourself off the cliff and assembling an airplane on the way down.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reid-hoffman/starting-a-company-is-like-throwing-yourself-off-the-cliff-and/)

[Reid Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reid-hoffman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b61/reid-hoffman-1342_airplane_starting-a-company-is-like-throwing-your_2450893.png)

> [The biggest barrier to starting a company isn't ideas, funding or experience. It's excuses.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-lacy/the-biggest-barrier-to-starting-a-company-isn-t-ideas-funding-or/)

[Sarah Lacy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-lacy/)

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> [I had dreams of starting a company like Burmah Shell.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dhirubhai-ambani/i-had-dreams-of-starting-a-company-like-burmah-shell/)

[Dhirubhai Ambani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dhirubhai-ambani/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/965/dhirubhai-ambani-14041_business_i-had-dreams-of-starting-a-company-like_2595401.png)

> [Starting a company is rough. It's even harder when you're young - I know this firsthand, because my first company flopped when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-yang/starting-a-company-is-rough-it-s-even-harder-when-you-re-young-i-know/)

[Andrew Yang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-yang/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c0a/andrew-yang-3669_business_starting-a-company-is-rough-it-s-even-ha_721153.jpg)

> [Starting a company, your success is going to be very dependent on how you adapt. You're going to make decisions, you're going…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-stoppelman/starting-a-company-your-success-is-going-to-be-very-dependent-on-how/)

[Jeremy Stoppelman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremy-stoppelman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b0b/jeremy-stoppelman-19033_business_starting-a-company-your-success-is-going_2653413.png)

> [As I get older in my skateboarding career, I would like to get more into the business side of things - starting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nyjah-huston/as-i-get-older-in-my-skateboarding-career-i-would-like-to-get-more/)

[Nyjah Huston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nyjah-huston/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/34d/nyjah-huston-4287_business_as-i-get-older-in-my-skateboarding-caree_2931114.png)

> [Work-life balance for founders doesn't look like work-life balance for everyone else. Starting a company isn't a nine-to-six job - or a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathryn-minshew/work-life-balance-for-founders-doesn-t-look-like-work-life-balance/)

[Kathryn Minshew](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathryn-minshew/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad8/kathryn-minshew-7826_balance_work-life-balance-for-founders-doesn-t-l_1824057.png)

> [In most parts of the world, starting a company that goes bust is dubbed a 'failure.' In Silicon Valley, we call this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sebastian-thrun/in-most-parts-of-the-world-starting-a-company-that-goes-bust-is/)

[Sebastian Thrun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sebastian-thrun/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2d9/sebastian-thrun-3182_business_in-most-parts-of-the-world-starting-a-co_2750837.png)

> [While my six-song EP is unlikely to set any sales records, it's one of my biggest personal achievements - on par with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-amos/while-my-six-song-ep-is-unlikely-to-set-any-sales-records-it-s-one-of/)

[Shawn Amos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-amos/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f6a/shawn-amos-8157_achievements_while-my-six-song-ep-is-unlikely-to-set_2408497.jpg)

> [As a kid, I harbored this fantasy of starting a company. I looked at the entrepreneur column in Forbes. I looked at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-stoppelman/as-a-kid-i-harbored-this-fantasy-of-starting-a-company-i-looked-at/)

[Jeremy Stoppelman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremy-stoppelman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d2/jeremy-stoppelman-19033_business_as-a-kid-i-harbored-this-fantasy-of-star_3089621.png)

> [Starting a company is like going to war. You can't do anything else but be fully engaged. You have to be insanely,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/audrey-maclean/starting-a-company-is-like-going-to-war-you-can-t-do-anything-else/)

[Audrey MacLean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/audrey-maclean/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1df/audrey-maclean-42237_anything_starting-a-company-is-like-going-to-war_1019256.jpg)

> [Starting a company in San Francisco when we did usually meant it was destined to be a data-driven tech company. But that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-gebbia/starting-a-company-in-san-francisco-when-we-did-usually-meant-it-was/)

[Joe Gebbia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-gebbia/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/871/joe-gebbia-7830_business_starting-a-company-in-san-francisco-when_354499.jpg)

> [The hardest thing about starting a company and running a company is, there's just so many expectations on you, and there are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-horowitz/the-hardest-thing-about-starting-a-company-and-running-a-company-is/)

[Ben Horowitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-horowitz/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/367/ben-horowitz-1791_about_the-hardest-thing-about-starting-a-compa_464420.png)

> [I consistently run into young adults who have quickly turned away from traditional jobs at great companies to try their hand at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maynard-webb/i-consistently-run-into-young-adults-who-have-quickly-turned-away/)

[Maynard Webb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maynard-webb/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d69/maynard-webb-21014_adults_i-consistently-run-into-young-adults-who_2099202.jpg)

> [What starting your company means: you will lose your stable income, your right to apply for a leave of absence, and your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-ma/what-starting-your-company-means-you-will-lose-your-stable-income/)

[Jack Ma](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-ma/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/725/jack-ma-2112_absence_what-starting-your-company-means-you-wil_2647816.jpg)

> [Being an entrepreneur isn’t just a job title, and it isn’t just about starting a company. It’s a state of mind. It’s…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tory-burch/being-an-entrepreneur-isn-t-just-a-job-title-and-it-isn-t-just-about/)

[Tory Burch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tory-burch/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b5e/tory-burch-9088_business_being-an-entrepreneur-isn-t-just-a-job-t_72249.jpg)

> [The bad thing about young people starting a company is that sometimes they do it for the wrong reasons or because they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-horowitz/the-bad-thing-about-young-people-starting-a-company-is-that-sometimes/)

[Ben Horowitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-horowitz/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/586/ben-horowitz-1791_about_the-bad-thing-about-young-people-startin_2296583.jpg)

> [Even if you have no interest in starting a company, having the experience of having ideas and doing them, that's muscle to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexis-ohanian/even-if-you-have-no-interest-in-starting-a-company-having-the/)

[Alexis Ohanian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexis-ohanian/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a7c/alexis-ohanian-4303_business_even-if-you-have-no-interest-in-starting_1633829.jpg)

> [Being a startup entrepreneur is not for everybody and it’s not the only desirable career choice. I also know that many people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-suster/being-a-startup-entrepreneur-is-not-for-everybody-and-it-s-not-the/)

[Mark Suster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-suster/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d58/mark-suster-36908_business_being-a-startup-entrepreneur-is-not-for_1127880.png)

> [“There is an enormous difference between starting a company and running one. Thinking up great ideas, which requires mainly intelligence and knowledge,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-x-cringely/there-is-an-enormous-difference-between-starting-a-company-and/)

[Robert X. Cringely](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-x-cringely/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db9/robert-x-cringely-36524_business_there-is-an-enormous-difference-between_2864056.png)

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