Big Quote by Ben Horowitz

One of the perks of being the founder is that you get to build the company in your image.

— Mitch Kapor

I think there's real value in having a founder CEO. Obviously, I'm biased, but I'm driven by a purpose and a mission and a…

— Julia Hartz

It helps to have founded and run a company if you're going to help somebody run a company who is a founder.

— Ben Horowitz

Whatever the founder cares about, whatever the founders think are the key goals, that's going to be what the whole company focusses on.

— Sam Altman

As a founder, you are a very active component of your company.

— Justin Kan

If a founder has passion and innovation, he needs to be supported. I am more intuitive than a numbers person, and I recognise that…

— Ratan Tata

'Founder' is a state of mind, not a job description, and if done right, even CEOs who join after day 1 can become founders.

— Reid Hoffman

“Persistence and perseverance – these are the two most important characteristics a startup founder should have.”

— Abdul Jaleel Kavungal Kunnumpurath

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

— Sam Altman

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

— Zaza Pachulia

Founders should think of their company as a product and build it and shape it with the same passion and care.

— Roelof Botha

Most good founders that I know at any given time have a set of small overarching goals for the company that everybody in the…

— Sam Altman