Advice Quote by Biz Stone
“If I had one piece of advice to tell an entrepreneur, I always say, 'You have to have emotional investment in what you're working on.' That's what we lacked at Odeo.”
About This Quote
Source Interview: Business Insider, 2015
Entrepreneurs need deep personal passion for their projects; lack of it leads to failure.
In simple terms: Passion fuels entrepreneurial success.
Key Takeaway
Invest emotionally in your venture.
Themes
entrepreneurship
passion
investment
Mood
pragmatic
cautious
Type
advice
business
When to use this quote
- business planning
- team building
- product development
Key Concepts
motivation
risk
startup culture
Questions to Reflect On
- How can you test passion against market demand?
- What safeguards protect against emotional bias?
A Different Perspective
Passion alone cannot guarantee market fit.
![“My emotional investment started when I read the first scene of the actual drama [45 Years]. I can't explain it, there's no logic to it, but the notion of one's youth that somehow comes back but is gone, a man of my age connecting to that timing of life.” quote by Tom Courtenay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/6a3/tom-courtenay-34985_age_my-emotional-investment-started-when-i-r_73411.jpg)
![“[A]s you partake of the world's bill of fare, that's darned good advice to follow. Do a lot of spitting out the hot air. And be careful what you swallow.” quote by Dr. Seuss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/da8/dr-seuss-1224_advice_a-s-you-partake-of-the-world-s-bill-of-f_6806.jpg)
