Balancing act Quote by Mike Krieger

A startup is literally just a series of unfortunate events where you failed, failed, failed, and failed until you succeed.

— Adam Draper

A startup, to a some degree, is a set of those challenges of, 'If you don't solve this, you're dead.'

— Reid Hoffman

A startup is a company working to solve a problem where the solution is not obvious and success is not guaranteed.

— Neil Blumenthal

Most startups are not just built for the person who is using them. When you do that, every now and then you get really…

— Emmett Shear

The thing about startups is you can make it, and if it's wrong you can remake it, and you can build a team that…

— John Katzman

For most people, startups are a risky endeavor and something to be avoided. Many are hesitant to quit their secure jobs and try to…

— Justin Kan

Starting a startup is a process of trial and error. What guided the founders through this process was their empathy for the users. They…

— Jessica Livingston

Startups are painful, stressful and at times demoralizing. You need to be a true believer in the vision of what you are doing. You…

— Steve Blank

In the startup world, you're either a genius or an idiot. You're never just an ordinary guy trying to get through the day

— Marc Andreessen

The reality of a startup is you have failures very often.

— Ritesh Agarwal

Don't do a startup unless you're ideologically driven to make it succeed beyond the economic motivation.

— Balaji Srinivasan

Part of the magic of a startup is the fear of death. You have only so much money in the bank, and if you…

— Scott Weiss