- Things you don’t have to do to start a company: quit your job, learn to code, write a business plan, raise money, hire employees. Things you have to do: Start. Sahil Lavingia
- But as an entrepreneur you have to feel like you can jump out of an aeroplane because you’re confident that you’ll catch a bird flying by. It’s an act of stupidity, and most entrepreneurs go splat because the bird doesn’t come by, but a few times it does. Reed Hastings (Netflix)
- “Transforming the complex to the simple is pure genius.” ― Doris P. Johnson
- I’m not a businessman — I’m a business, man. Jay-Z
- “There is a very real danger present when we suppress our feelings to act on inspiration in exchange for the “safety” of the status quo. We risk sacrificing the opportunity to live a more fulfilling and purpose driven life. We risk sacrificing the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of others. We risk sacrificing the beautiful blessing of finding a greater sense of meaning in our own lives.In short, we run the very real risk living a life of regret.” ― Richie Norton
- Where one person sees a crisis, another can see opportunity. Ryan Holiday
- I never dreamed about success. I worked for it. Estée Lauder
- “Your thinking is the factory of life. What product are you producing?” ― Dr. Billy Aslbrooks
- Life is too short to spend every day doing something you don’t love. Jack Welch
- No one cares about your idea more than you do. So if you’re not going to put in the work to make it happen, who will? Sahil Lavingia
- “Once you blink your eyes you will probably miss the moment to see the beauty of this world.” ― Anuj Jasani
- You underestimate how many things you know that other people wish they could learn from you. David Perell
- Traction plus vision is unstoppable. Brian Norgard
- The Internet turned everyone into an entrepreneur. Anthony Pompliano
- “The fear of being poor or broke is a blessing, if you are a successful entrepreneur; but is a curse, if you want to be an entrepreneur.” ― Mokokoma Mokhonoana
- My advice for an entrepreneur just starting out is to differentiate yourself. Why are you different? What’s important about you? Why does the customer need you? Sara Blakely (See also: self-respect quotes)
- I don’t want to be liked. I want to be respected. Jack Ma (Alibaba)
- “This world is full of ordinary people, one who works extra hard becomes extraordinary” ― Anuj Jasani
- “You don’t need an MBA from an elite Ivy League school to find funding and be successful, but you do need to understand the start-up ecosystem.” ― Ziad K. Abdelnour, StartUp Saboteurs: How Incompetence, Ego, and Small Thinking Prevent True Wealth Creation
- You need focus to become exceptional at anything. You have to be great at saying no. Massive amounts of time and energy are wasted optimizing things that should be left undone. What problems are worth working on? What skills are worth developing? What actually matters? James Clear
- Writing online is the seed of entrepreneurship. It teaches you how to clarify your ideas, make them useful, and distribute them to an audience. Same skills as building a business. David Perell
- Your life is a sales pitch. Jack Butcher
- Don’t chase reach, chase resonance. Jack Butcher
- The fruits of entrepreneurship are meaning and freedom. Maxime Lagacé
- Formula for a successful entrepreneur: Can build or sell with the best, doesn’t give up, knows when to pivot. The end. Nivi Babak
- “In the end, every startup is different. But in the beginning every startup is the same.” ― Richie Norton
- “Running a business is like driving. Keep adjusting the steering wheel, because no road is straight until you hit the highway. Drift, make sharp turns, do whatever you can to keep moving and achieve your dream.” ― J.R. Rim
- Use the hours you’re not getting paid by the hour to figure out how to stop getting paid by the hour. Jack Butcher
- Lack of knowledge is never an excuse. No one has a clue when they first start. Matthew Kobach
- Clarify your value, amplify your income. Jack Butcher