Assumption Quote by Steve Blank

Just like a script, you need to keep a business plan to yourself.

— Preity Zinta

Essentials of how to do a startup do not include writing a business plan

— Steve Blank

“We have no idea what your venture is or even your industry, so we won’t presume to tell you how to create a business…

— Eric Schmidt

I think we can say our business plan worked even if a lot of people questioned if it could work beforehand and said we…

— Guenther Steiner

Any business plan won't survive its first encounter with reality. The reality will always be different. It will never be the plan.

— Jeff Bezos

Don't get stuck on a business plan just because it was your business plan.

— Ryan Kavanaugh

Don't wallow in brainstorming. Time spent fiddling with a business plan or filling up whiteboards with ideas is time that you could spend actually…

— Naveen Jain

You need more than an idea to run a business

— Arlene Dickinson

People come in with business plans and, I mean I know that no one is going to meet everything they say in a business…

— Arthur Rock

People going into a business have to have a plan. It's helpful to write it out, even if you're the only one there to…

— Michael Franzese

The best business plans are straightforward documents that spell out the who, what, where, why, and how much.

— Paula Nelson

Most venture capitalists won't read a business plan unless the entrepreneur is introduced to them by a contact.

— Guy Kawasaki