Entrepreneurship Quotes

"Running a startup is like eating glass. You just start to like the taste of your own blood" "The best entrepreneurs are stubborn and slightly insane. But they are also self-aware enough to know when to listen to others" "The most dangerous moment for a startup is when you become successful, because then you stop doing the things that made you successful in the first place" "Everyone lives by selling something." "We get paid for bringing value to the marketplace" "When I meet with the founders of a new company, my advice is almost always, ‘Do fewer things’" "Be a user of your own product. Make it better based on your own desires. But don’t trick yourself into thinking you are your user" "If it's a good idea, go ahead and do it" "If you're entering anything where there's an existing marketplace, against large, entrenched competitors, then your product or service needs to be much better than theirs. It can't be a little bit better, because then you put yourself in the shoes of the consumer... they ask, why would you buy it if you can choose a trusted brand unless there's a big difference? A lot of times, an entrepreneur will come up with something that's only slightly better. It can't be slightly better. It's got to be a lot better." "Your network is your net worth" "The fastest way to wealth is solving bigger problems" "The more value you provide, the more money you make" "The market rewards action, not perfection" "Build the skill, and the money will follow" "The future belongs to those who create it" "The end of the exploration is the beginning of enterprise" "I would rather earn 1% off a hundred people’s efforts than 100% of my own efforts" "To get people to pay for something that you built, it has to be of service. It has to make somebody’s life better" "Everyone has an idea. But it’s really about executing the idea and attracting other people to help you work on the idea" "In the most crowded market, a company must win"