Business Quote by Malcolm Gladwell
“If you look at the careers of great entrepreneurs and you look at the moment they took their plunge, the plunge is rarely a great financial or material risk, it’s a social risk. At the moment they started their new businesses, everyone around them said ‘you’re an idiot’.”
About This Quote
Source Book: Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell, 2008
Entrepreneurial leaps are often socially risky, facing ridicule before success.
In simple terms: Risk is often social, not financial.
Embrace criticism as part of growth.
Themes
Mood
Type
When to use this quote
- starting a startup
- pitching ideas
- changing careers
- introducing new products
Key Concepts
Questions to Reflect On
- How will you handle naysayers?
- What support can you seek?
Social risk can be amplified by cultural resistance.