- “It’s only when you free yourself from external definitions of success that you’re able to comprehend the folly of this type of pursuit. Ask yourself: What’s the point of attaining a goal if it isn’t going to satisfy your internal needs? All you’re going to end up with is some form of a trophy (money, a big house, a nice watch, some press clippings) alongside a big bowl of unhappiness and dissatis- faction. You can only define yourself as a success if the result of your actions is the satisfaction of your internal desires, not that of some superficial, outside force.It isn’t relevant if society deems you a success—it’s whether you believe you’re achieving success that matters. For some this may mean fame and fortune, but for others it may just mean putting food on the table every night for their family and having a loving relationship with their spouse. The determining factor is how you feel and what you desire on the inside. The first and most powerful step is realizing you have the power to determine what success looks like for you. Only then can you free yourself from the myth and begin the journey of living your truth.” ― Alan Philips, The Age of Ideas: Unlock Your Creative Potential
- The hardest part in a startup is that you wake up one morning, and you feel great about the day, and you think, “We’re kicking ass.” And then you wake up the next morning, and you think “We’re dead.” And literally nothing’s changed. Joe Kraus
- “No one gets poor by sharing” ― Anuj Jasani
- “Rhetorical question: Did you get to where you are by accepting the status quo?I didn’t.” ― Richie Norton
- If a user whispers, listen. If a user screams, walk away. If a user says nothing, cry. Brian Norgard
- “Your Core Values are the “glue” that holds your business together.” ― Doris P. Johnson
- If you don’t think you’re ready to start a company, don’t worry, no one is. Sahil Lavingia
- “Success is waiting for you if you believe in your abilities to achieve it.” ― Aurora Berill
- “Your day job funds your dream job.” ― Ken Coleman
- The most value comes from doing something no one else can do, or no one else has thought of, in a way that is hard for other people to copy. If you try to be just like everyone else, and do just what they’re doing, you will maybe do ok but certainly not great. Sam Altman (Y Combinator)
- Ideas are the strongest things of all in history. Will & Ariel Durant
- If you don’t know what company you want to start, the best thing to do is start writing online. David Perell
- “Would-be entrepreneurs leave jobs to become entrepreneurs and mess it all up when they create another job for themselves.” ― Richie Norton
- Identify a problem. Design a process to solve it. Brand it. Automate it. Jack Butcher
- No one cares what you can do. Everyone cares what you can do for them. Jack Butcher
- Your imposter syndrome will fade when you realize how average your heroes are. Your excuses will fade too. Sahil Lavingia
- Somewhere in the world, an unknown young person is probably starting a company now that will eventually be as big as today’s tech giants. Sam Altman (Y Combinator)
- “The more careful you are, the less you have. The more careful you are, the less motion you cause. When you are willing, you cause motion.” ― Meir Ezra
- Those with brains and balls become artisans/entrepreneurs. Nassim Nicholas Taleb
- “Design your income around your dream lifestyle, rather than your lifestyle around your income.” ― Richie Norton
- “But while my inner voice was clearly telling me I was at my core an entrepreneur, it’s inconvenient to decide at twenty-three that you can’t really work for other people.” ― Kelly Cutrone, If You Have to Cry, Go Outside: And Other Things Your Mother Never Told You
- “I’m the person who is less available for more people and more available for less people” ― Anuj Jasani
- If you’re not obsessed, forget about it. Maxime Lagacé
- You have to sell yourself before you can sell your ideas. Shane Parrish
- The true entrepreneur knows he’ll keep trying forever. Maxime Lagacé
- Good storytellers are more powerful than ever before. Technology has reduced the cost of sharing stories. One great story can move millions to act. Authors. Podcasters. Entrepreneurs. Politicians. Leaders. The person who tells the best story rules their corner of the world. James Clear
- “हर वक़्त को बदलने के लिये थोडा वक़्त दो, वो वक़्त भी बदल गया था, ये वक़्त भी बदल जायेगा” ― Anuj Jasani
- When you build product, you store the value of your time in an asset you own. When you sell your time, you store the value of your time in an asset you don’t own. Value your time. Build assets you own. Jack Butcher
- “One of the most common mistakes that start-ups make is not focusing on building a brand starting on day one.” ― Ziad K. Abdelnour, StartUp Saboteurs: How Incompetence, Ego, and Small Thinking Prevent True Wealth Creation
- You need to pave your own way in the world. Lori Greiner (Shark Tank)