“Chase the vision, not the money; the money will end up
following you.” – Tony Hsieh, Zappos CEO
“The critical ingredient is getting off your butt and doing
something. It’s as simple as that. A lot of people have ideas, but there are
few who decide to do something about them now. Not tomorrow. Not next week. But
today. The true entrepreneur is a doer, not a dreamer.” – Nolan Busnell,
Entrepreneur.
“It’s almost always harder to raise capital than you thought
it would be, and it always takes longer. So plan for that.”- Richard Harroch,
Venture Capitalist and Author
“Don’t worry about failure; you only have to be right once.”
– Drew Houston, Dropbox Co-Founder and CEO
“Ideas are easy. Implementation is hard.” – Guy Kawasaki,
Alltop Co- founder and Entrepreneur
“Any time is a good time to start a company.” – Ron Conway,
Noted Startup Investor, SV Angel
“The secret to successful hiring is this: look for the
people who want to change the world.” – Marc Benioff, Salesforce CEO
“Ideas are commodity. Execution of them is not.” –Michael
Dell, Dell Chairman and CEO
“I knew that if I failed I wouldn’t regret that, but I knew
the one thing I might regret is not trying.” – Jeff Bezos, Amazon Founder and
CEO
“If you are not embarrassed by the first version of your
product, you’ve launched too late.” – Reid Hoffman, LinkedIn Co-Founder and
Venture Capitalist.
“The way to get started is to quit talking and start doing.”
– Walt Disney, Co- Founder, Disney
“Life is not always a matter of holding good cards, but
sometimes playing a poor hand as well.” – Jack London, Author
“Remember to celebrate milestones as you prepare for the
road ahead.”- Nelson Mandela, South African Leader
“A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an
optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.” – Winston Churchill,
British Prime Minister
“What do you need to start a business? Three simple things:
know your product better than anyone, know your customer, and have a burning
desire to succeed.” – Dave Thomas, Founder, Wendy’s
“As long as you’re going to be thinking anyway, think big.”
–Donald Trup, The Trump Organization President
“Whether you think you can, or think you can’t- you’re
right.” –Henry Ford, Ford Motor Company Founder
“Always deliver more than expected.” –Larry Page,
Co-founder, Google
“Don’t limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what
they think they can do. You can go as far as your mind lets you. What you
believe, remember, you can achieve.” –Mary Kay Ash, Mary Kay Cosmetics Founder
“You don’t learn to walk by following rules. You learn by
doing and falling over.”- Richard Branson, Virgin Group Founder
“Even if you don’t have the perfect idea to begin with, you
can likely adapt.” –Victoria Ransom, Wildfire Interactive Co-Founder
“High expectations are the key to everything.” –Sam Walton,
Walmart Founder
“Don’t be afraid to assert yourself, have confidence in your
abilities, and don’t let the bastards get you down.” –Michael Bloomberg, Former
Mayor of New York and Founder of Bloombervg L.P.
“Trust your instincts.” –Estee Lauder, Founder, Estee Lauder
“Make your team feel respected, empowered and genuinely
excited about the company’s mission.” –Tim Westergen, Pandora Founder
“If you’re not a risk taker, you should get the hell out of
business.”- Ray Kroc, McDonald’s Founder
“Always treat your employees exactly as you want them to
treat your best customers.” –Stephen R. Covey, Author
“If you just work on stuff that you like and you’re
passionate about, you don’t have to have a master plan with how things will
play out.” –Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook Founder and CEO
“In between goals is a thing called life that has to be lived
and enjoyed.” –Lisa Stone, BlogHer Co-Founder and CEO
“If you’re passionate about something and you work hard,
then I think you will be successful.” –Pierre Omidyar, eBay Founder and
Chairman
“When you find an idea that you just can’t stop thinking
about, that’s probably a good one to pursue.” –Josh James, Omniture CEO and
Co-Founder
“Waiting for perfect is never as smart as making progress.”
–Seth Godin, Author
“Every worthwhile accomplishment, big or little, has its
stages of drudgery and triumph: a beginning, a struggle and a victory.”
–Mahatma Gandhi, Political and Spiritual Leader
“One can get anything if he is willing to help enough others
get what they want.” –Zig Ziglar, Motivational Speaker and Author
“If everything seems under control, you’re just not going
fast enough.” –Mario Andretti, Legendary Race Car Driver
“A brand for a company is like a reputation for a person.
You earn your reputation by trying to do hard things well.” –Jeff Bezos
“Do the one thing you think you cannot do. Fail at it. Try
again. Do better the second time. The only people who never tumble are those
who never mount the high wire. This is your moment. Own it.” –Oprah Winfrey
“Everyone wants to be successful. But I want to be looked
back on as being very innovative, very ethical, and ultimately making a big
difference in the world.”
“Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of
enthusiasm.” –Winston Churchill
“I don’t know the key to success, but the key to failure is
trying to please everybody.” –Bill Cosby
“Rejection is an opportunity for your selection.” –Bernard
Branson
“Innovation is the specific instrument of entrepreneurship.
The act that endows resources with a new capacity to create wealth.” – Peter
Drucker
“What is great about entrepreneurship is that entrepreneurs
create the tangible from the intangible.” – Robert Herjavec
“The truth is that entrepreneurship is more like a roller
coaster ride than a cruise.” – Vivek Wadhwa
“Entrepreneurship is not really building a product, it’s not
having an idea, it’s not being in the right place at the right time. It’s
fundamentally company building.” - Eric
Ries
“To me, entrepreneurship means something different. I think
of it as identifying and valuing opportunity.” – Glenn Hubbard
“Entrepreneur is someone who has a vision for something and
a want to create.” – David Karp, Tumblr founder and CEO
“See things in the present, even if they are in the future.”
– Larry Ellison, Oracle co-founder
“The fastest way to change yourself is to hang out with
people who are already the way you want to be.” – Reid Hoffman, LinkedIn
Co-founder
“In the end, a vision without the ability to execute it is
probably a hallucination.” – Steve Case, AOL Co-Founder
