Entrepreneur Quotes

366 quotes in this collection

"Make something people want. This remains a fundamental principle for any early-stage founder."

-- Paul Graham

"Don't worry about failure; you only have to be right once. A candid reflection on resilience, focus, and product-market fit."

-- Drew Houston

"Don't worry about failure; you only have to be right once. A candid reflection on resilience, focus, and product-market fit."

-- Drew Houston

"I knew that if I failed I wouldn't regret that, but I knew the one thing I might regret is not trying. This entrepreneurial wisdom emphasizes daily execution and speed."

-- Jeff Bezos

"I knew that if I failed I wouldn't regret that, but I knew the one thing I might regret is not trying. This entrepreneurial wisdom emphasizes daily execution and speed."

-- Jeff Bezos

"Chase the vision, not the money; the money will end up following you. An enduring thought on scaling, agility, and overcoming fear."

-- Tony Hsieh

"Chase the vision, not the money; the money will end up following you. An enduring thought on scaling, agility, and overcoming fear."

-- Tony Hsieh

"Value is created by doing. This powerful statement captures the ethos of Silicon Valley."

-- Max Levchin

"Value is created by doing. This powerful statement captures the ethos of Silicon Valley."

-- Max Levchin

"The only thing worse than starting something and failing is not starting something. A practical insight into maintaining momentum under extreme pressure."

-- Seth Godin

"The only thing worse than starting something and failing is not starting something. A practical insight into maintaining momentum under extreme pressure."

-- Seth Godin

"Don't play games that you don't understand, even if you see lots of other people making money from them. Words of determination tailored for relentless innovators."

-- Tony Hsieh

"Don't play games that you don't understand, even if you see lots of other people making money from them. Words of determination tailored for relentless innovators."

-- Tony Hsieh

"Move fast and break things. Unless you are breaking stuff, you are not moving fast enough. Such is the mindset required to build a massive enterprise."

-- Mark Zuckerberg

"Move fast and break things. Unless you are breaking stuff, you are not moving fast enough. Such is the mindset required to build a massive enterprise."

-- Mark Zuckerberg

"Do things that don't scale. A candid reflection on resilience, focus, and product-market fit."

-- Paul Graham

"Do things that don't scale. A candid reflection on resilience, focus, and product-market fit."

-- Paul Graham

"Ideas are commodity. Execution of them is not. This entrepreneurial wisdom emphasizes daily execution and speed."

-- Michael Dell

"Ideas are commodity. Execution of them is not. This entrepreneurial wisdom emphasizes daily execution and speed."

-- Michael Dell

"The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing. An enduring thought on scaling, agility, and overcoming fear."

-- Walt Disney

"The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing. An enduring thought on scaling, agility, and overcoming fear."

-- Walt Disney

"Make something people want. This powerful statement captures the ethos of Silicon Valley."

-- Paul Graham

"Make something people want. This powerful statement captures the ethos of Silicon Valley."

-- Paul Graham

"Don't worry about failure; you only have to be right once. Words of determination tailored for relentless innovators."

-- Drew Houston

"Don't worry about failure; you only have to be right once. Words of determination tailored for relentless innovators."

-- Drew Houston

"Always deliver more than expected. A grounded truth behind venture capital and startup survival."

-- Larry Page

"Always deliver more than expected. A grounded truth behind venture capital and startup survival."

-- Larry Page

"Data beats emotions. Let this resolute guidance inspire purposeful action today."

-- Sean Rad

"Data beats emotions. Let this resolute guidance inspire purposeful action today."

-- Sean Rad

"If you just work on stuff that you like and you're passionate about, you don't have to have a master plan. This remains a fundamental principle for any early-stage founder."

-- Mark Zuckerberg

"If you just work on stuff that you like and you're passionate about, you don't have to have a master plan. This remains a fundamental principle for any early-stage founder."

-- Mark Zuckerberg

"High expectations are the key to everything. Such is the mindset required to build a massive enterprise."

-- Sam Walton

"High expectations are the key to everything. Such is the mindset required to build a massive enterprise."

-- Sam Walton

"You don't learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing and falling over. A candid reflection on resilience, focus, and product-market fit."

-- Richard Branson

"You don't learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing and falling over. A candid reflection on resilience, focus, and product-market fit."

-- Richard Branson

"If you are not embarrassed by the first version of your product, you've launched too late. This remains a fundamental principle for any early-stage founder."

-- Reid Hoffman

"If you are not embarrassed by the first version of your product, you've launched too late. This remains a fundamental principle for any early-stage founder."

-- Reid Hoffman

"The only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks. A practical insight into maintaining momentum under extreme pressure."

-- Mark Zuckerberg

"The only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks. A practical insight into maintaining momentum under extreme pressure."

-- Mark Zuckerberg

"Do not be embarrassed by your failures, learn from them and start again. Let this resolute guidance inspire purposeful action today."

-- Richard Branson

"Do not be embarrassed by your failures, learn from them and start again. Let this resolute guidance inspire purposeful action today."

-- Richard Branson

"Quality means doing it right when no one is looking. A practical insight into maintaining momentum under extreme pressure."

-- Henry Ford

"Quality means doing it right when no one is looking. A practical insight into maintaining momentum under extreme pressure."

-- Henry Ford

"Don't find customers for your products, find products for your customers. Words of determination tailored for relentless professionals."

-- Seth Godin

"Don't find customers for your products, find products for your customers. Words of determination tailored for relentless professionals."

-- Seth Godin

"There is only one boss. The customer. And he can fire everybody in the company from the chairman on down, simply by spending his money somewhere else. A grounded truth behind corporate strategy and business survival."

-- Sam Walton

"There is only one boss. The customer. And he can fire everybody in the company from the chairman on down, simply by spending his money somewhere else. A grounded truth behind corporate strategy and business survival."

-- Sam Walton