1. “The best way to predict the future is to create it.” - Alan Kay, GUI pioneer and computer scientist
2. “A lot of times, people don’t know what they want until you show it to them.” - Steve Jobs, Co- founder of Apple
3. “Connect, create meaning, make a difference, matter, be missed.” - Seth Godin, marketer and best- selling author
4. “Always deliver more than expected.” - Larry Page, co- founder of Google
5. “You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.” - Maya Angelou, world renowned poet and activist
6. “Nine out of ten businesses fail; so I came up with a foolproof plan — create ten businesses.” - Robert Kiyosaki, author and investor
7. “You miss 100 percent of the shots you don’t take.” - Wayne Gretzky, world’s greatest hockey player
8. “Your brand is what people say about you when you are not in the room.” - Jeff Bezos, Founder of Amazon
9. “If everything seems under control, you’re just not going fast enough.” - Mario Andretti, legendary race car driver
10. “Make your product easier to buy than your competition, or you will find your customers buying from them, not you” - Mark Cuban, Serial entrepreneur
11. “It’s much easier to double your business by doubling your conversion rate than by doubling your traffic.” - Jeff Eisenberg, entrepreneur
12. “Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can’t lose.” - Bill Gates, co- founder of Microsoft
13. “Stop sketching, start building.” - Dennis Crowley, founder of Foursquare
14. “The only way of finding the limits of the possible is by going beyond them into the impossible.” - Arthur C. Clarke, legendary sci-fi writer
15. “If plan “A” fails — remember you have 25 letters left.” - Chris Guillebeau, author and entrepreneur
16. “You can’t learn in school what the world is going to do next year.” - Henry Ford, Founder of Ford Company
17. “Chase the vision, not the money; the money will end up following you.” - Tony Hsieh, Zappos CEO
18. “The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.” - Walt Disney, Co- Founder Walt Disney Co.
19. “Ideas are easy. Implementation is hard.” - Guy Kawasaki, Alltop Co-Founder and Entrepreneur
20. “The secret to successful hiring is this: look for the people who want to change the world.” - Marc Benioff, Salesforce CEO
21. “Any time is a good time to start a company.” - Ron Conway, Noted Startup Investor, SV Angel
22. “We all die. The goal isn’t to live forever, the goal is to create something that will.” - Chuck Palahniuk, Author of “Fight Club”
23. “When you cease to dream you cease to live.” - Malcolm Forbes, Publisher of Forbes Magazine
24. “You don’t learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing, and by falling over.” - Sir Richard Branson, Business magnate
25. “Some people dream of success… while others wake up and work hard at it.” - Mark Zuckerberg, Founder of Facebook
26. “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
27. “Focus on the long term, and always do what’s right to grow the company and not make short-term decisions. Outlast everyone. ” - Adam D’Angelo, Co- founder and CEO Quora
28. “One can get anything if he is willing to help enough others get what they want.” - Zig Ziglar, Motivational Speaker and Author
29. “Everytime we launch a feature, people yell at us.” - Angelo Sotira, DeviantART co- founder
30. “Don’t worry about people stealing your design work. Worry about the day they stop.” - Jeffrey Zeldman, A List Apart Publisher
31. “The value of an idea lies in the using of it.” - Thomas Edison, Co-founder of General Electric
32. “Get five or six of your smartest friends in a room and ask them to rate your idea.” - Mark Pincus, Zynga CEO
33. “The best startups generally come from somebody needing to scratch an itch.” - Michael Arrington, TechCrunch founder and co-editor
34. “The last 10% it takes to launch something takes as much energy as the first 90%.” - Rob Kalin, Etsy founder
35. “When I’m old and dying, I plan to look back on my life and say ‘wow, that was an adventure,’ not ‘wow, I sure felt safe.’” - Tom Preston-Werner, Github Co-founder
36. “I try not to make any decisions that I’m not excited about.” - Jake Nickell, Threadless founder and CEO
37. “See things in the present, even if they are in the future.” - Larry Ellison, Oracle co-founder
38. “Don’t worry about funding if you don’t need it. Today it’s cheaper to start a business than ever.” - Noah Everett, Twitpic founder
39. “I don’t look to jump over 7-foot bars — I look for 1-foot bars that I can step over.” - Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway chairman and CEO
40. “Risk more than others think is safe. Dream more than others think is practical.” - Howard Schultz, Starbucks CEO
41. “We are really competing against ourselves, we have no control over how other people perform.” - Pete Cashmore, Mashable founder and CEO
42. “Don’t be afraid to assert yourself, have confidence in your abilities and don’t let the bastards get you down.” - Michael Bloomberg, Bloomberg L.P. founder
43. “Trust your instincts.” - Estee Lauder, Estee Lauder founder
44. “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
45. “To any entrepreneur: if you want to do it, do it now. If you don’t, you’re going to regret it.” - Catherine Cook, MyYearbook
2. “A lot of times, people don’t know what they want until you show it to them.” - Steve Jobs, Co- founder of Apple
3. “Connect, create meaning, make a difference, matter, be missed.” - Seth Godin, marketer and best- selling author
4. “Always deliver more than expected.” - Larry Page, co- founder of Google
5. “You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.” - Maya Angelou, world renowned poet and activist
6. “Nine out of ten businesses fail; so I came up with a foolproof plan — create ten businesses.” - Robert Kiyosaki, author and investor
7. “You miss 100 percent of the shots you don’t take.” - Wayne Gretzky, world’s greatest hockey player
8. “Your brand is what people say about you when you are not in the room.” - Jeff Bezos, Founder of Amazon
9. “If everything seems under control, you’re just not going fast enough.” - Mario Andretti, legendary race car driver
10. “Make your product easier to buy than your competition, or you will find your customers buying from them, not you” - Mark Cuban, Serial entrepreneur
11. “It’s much easier to double your business by doubling your conversion rate than by doubling your traffic.” - Jeff Eisenberg, entrepreneur
12. “Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can’t lose.” - Bill Gates, co- founder of Microsoft
13. “Stop sketching, start building.” - Dennis Crowley, founder of Foursquare
14. “The only way of finding the limits of the possible is by going beyond them into the impossible.” - Arthur C. Clarke, legendary sci-fi writer
15. “If plan “A” fails — remember you have 25 letters left.” - Chris Guillebeau, author and entrepreneur
16. “You can’t learn in school what the world is going to do next year.” - Henry Ford, Founder of Ford Company
17. “Chase the vision, not the money; the money will end up following you.” - Tony Hsieh, Zappos CEO
18. “The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.” - Walt Disney, Co- Founder Walt Disney Co.
19. “Ideas are easy. Implementation is hard.” - Guy Kawasaki, Alltop Co-Founder and Entrepreneur
20. “The secret to successful hiring is this: look for the people who want to change the world.” - Marc Benioff, Salesforce CEO
21. “Any time is a good time to start a company.” - Ron Conway, Noted Startup Investor, SV Angel
22. “We all die. The goal isn’t to live forever, the goal is to create something that will.” - Chuck Palahniuk, Author of “Fight Club”
23. “When you cease to dream you cease to live.” - Malcolm Forbes, Publisher of Forbes Magazine
24. “You don’t learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing, and by falling over.” - Sir Richard Branson, Business magnate
25. “Some people dream of success… while others wake up and work hard at it.” - Mark Zuckerberg, Founder of Facebook
26. “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
27. “Focus on the long term, and always do what’s right to grow the company and not make short-term decisions. Outlast everyone. ” - Adam D’Angelo, Co- founder and CEO Quora
28. “One can get anything if he is willing to help enough others get what they want.” - Zig Ziglar, Motivational Speaker and Author
29. “Everytime we launch a feature, people yell at us.” - Angelo Sotira, DeviantART co- founder
30. “Don’t worry about people stealing your design work. Worry about the day they stop.” - Jeffrey Zeldman, A List Apart Publisher
31. “The value of an idea lies in the using of it.” - Thomas Edison, Co-founder of General Electric
32. “Get five or six of your smartest friends in a room and ask them to rate your idea.” - Mark Pincus, Zynga CEO
33. “The best startups generally come from somebody needing to scratch an itch.” - Michael Arrington, TechCrunch founder and co-editor
34. “The last 10% it takes to launch something takes as much energy as the first 90%.” - Rob Kalin, Etsy founder
35. “When I’m old and dying, I plan to look back on my life and say ‘wow, that was an adventure,’ not ‘wow, I sure felt safe.’” - Tom Preston-Werner, Github Co-founder
36. “I try not to make any decisions that I’m not excited about.” - Jake Nickell, Threadless founder and CEO
37. “See things in the present, even if they are in the future.” - Larry Ellison, Oracle co-founder
38. “Don’t worry about funding if you don’t need it. Today it’s cheaper to start a business than ever.” - Noah Everett, Twitpic founder
39. “I don’t look to jump over 7-foot bars — I look for 1-foot bars that I can step over.” - Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway chairman and CEO
40. “Risk more than others think is safe. Dream more than others think is practical.” - Howard Schultz, Starbucks CEO
41. “We are really competing against ourselves, we have no control over how other people perform.” - Pete Cashmore, Mashable founder and CEO
42. “Don’t be afraid to assert yourself, have confidence in your abilities and don’t let the bastards get you down.” - Michael Bloomberg, Bloomberg L.P. founder
43. “Trust your instincts.” - Estee Lauder, Estee Lauder founder
44. “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
45. “To any entrepreneur: if you want to do it, do it now. If you don’t, you’re going to regret it.” - Catherine Cook, MyYearbook
Great share. One of the quotes that I think every startup and entrepreneurs should keep in mind is "Entrepreneurship is not only about making Profits" by Varun Manian .
ReplyDeleteA great collection i can see here. All are unique life's inspirational quotes and status.
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