Jay Samit Quotes
- Corporate planning cycles are a classic example of generals fighting the last war over again instead of preparing for what might lie ahead.
- Lifelong learning is no longer a luxury but a necessity for employment.
- No obstacle is so big that one person with determination can't make a difference.
- The most important tool you have on a resume is language.
- Most startup failures result from entrepreneurs who are better at making excuses than products.
- You have a choice: pursue your dreams, or be hired by someone else to help them fulfill their dreams.
- To be successful, innovation is not just about value creation, but value capture.
- Pivoting is not the end of the disruption process, but the beginning of the next leg of your journey.
- All Disruption starts with introspection.
- You'll never know how close you are to victory if you give up.
- Disruption causes vast sums of money to flow from existing businesses and business models to new entrants.
- There are riches to be found simply by capturing the value released through others' disruptive breakthroughs.
- Would you rather work forty hours a week at a job you hate or eighty hours a week doing work you love?
- The majority of people are not willing to risk what they have built for the opportunity to have something better.
- A dream with a deadline is a goal.
- Security doesn't rob ambition; the illusion of security robs ambition.
- Self-disruption is akin to undergoing major surgery, but you are the one holding the scalpel.
- The most successful people have the same twenty-four hours in a day that you do.
- Accepting that the odds are against you is the same as accepting defeat before you begin.
- Starting each day with a positive mindset is the most important step of your journey to discovering opportunity.