Business Quote by Ben Horowitz

Startup CEOs should not play the odds. When you are building a company, you must believe there is an answer and you cannot pay…

— Ben Horowitz

“I never built that contingency plan. Through the seemingly impossible Loudcloud series C and IPO processes, I learned one important lesson: Startup CEOs should…

— Ben Horowitz

Startups can be the most conservative organizations in the world. We spend so much energy nurturing our delicate egos against naysayers and self-doubt that…

— Glenn Kelman

In every investment, before I get involved or invest, I always see what the mindset of the founder, the CEO, is.

— Zaza Pachulia

The role of a founder-CEO is extremely lonely. You can't always be fully forthcoming with your board or investors or employees.

— Marc Randolph

“The best CEOs I know all look for disruptions, interruptions, little risks, and existential risks and spend time mitigating them periodically. It’s not sexy…

— Sebastian Marshall

Because one of the main jobs of a CEO is to set the vision and strategy for the company, I'm a big believer in…

— David Cohen

“Any entrepreneur with the title 'CEO' on his biz card has got a hell of a lot to learn yet.”

— Chris White

When you’re in a startup, the first ten people will determine whether the company succeeds or not.

— Steve Jobs

Empirically the way you get a product visionary as CEO is for him to found the company and not get fired.

— Paul Graham

“You get the best people, you build them into the best managers in the industry, and you accept the fact that some of them…

— James C. Collins

More important than starting any startup, is getting to know a lot of potential co-founders.

— Sam Altman