Bits Quote by Sam Altman

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

There's a lot of glorification of startups and being a founder. People brush the failures under the rug, but that's the worst thing you…

— Christopher Poole

For a lot of people, one of the reasons they don't like to work for founders of startups is that they can be sensitive…

— Lynn Jurich

In Europe, there is a lower instance of startups because there's a permanent fear of failure. Everyone fears failure because it is this permanent…

— Alexander Gilkes

Like having a child, running a startup is the sort of experience that's hard to imagine unless you've done it yourself.

— Paul Graham

Early-stage startups are all about the founders and team.

— Justin Kan

“I think the single most reassuring thing about doing a startup is knowing in advance how difficult it is going to be.”

— Jared Tame

One of the most brilliant parts of being a first-time founder is that you experience everything for the first time. It never gets old.

— Julia Hartz

In a startup, there have to be challenges. Otherwise, someone else would have done it already. And that's almost the most exciting part.

— Payal Kadakia

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

You simply can't be tentative in a startup. You have to go for it at every chance you get. And if the leader of…

— Fred Wilson

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

— Adam Draper