Before Quote by Gary Hamel

Nothing turns off an investor more than when an entrepreneur comes in with a ridiculous valuation.

— Kevin Harrington

Being an entrepreneur is like eating glass and staring into the abyss of death.

— Elon Musk

It's very difficult for an entrepreneur to let go. It's very hard to sell a successful business. People sometimes hold on until the business…

— Theo Paphitis

Any entrepreneur has to prepare for a lot of dark days, and they've got to really like what they are doing, and they have…

— Phil Knight

When you have a failed pitch, you meet many more venture capitalists than you really want to.

— Caterina Fake

When a business becomes successful seemingly overnight, no one knows about all the months and years you've invested, all the projects you've tried before…

— Niklas Zennstrom

If the investors themselves are not sophisticated, if they themselves are not putting a lot of their own money to work, if they themselves…

— Chamath Palihapitiya

Entrepreneurs usually don't listen to people. Trust them to do their job. Remember, you invested with the understanding the project was likely to fail.

— Dave McClure

Being an entrepreneur is not for the faint of heart. It is a high-risk, high-reward proposition.

— John C. Bogle

The majority of unskilled investors stubbornly hold onto their losses when the losses are small and reasonable. They could get out cheaply, but being…

— William O'Neil

No matter what, once the doors are open for business, the entrepreneur has no choice but to be directing multiple attacks at once -…

— Michael Gerber

Great entrepreneurs focus intensely on an opportunity where others see nothing. This focus and intensity helps to eliminate wasted effort and distractions. Most companies…

— Naveen Jain