Let everyone else call your idea crazy … just keep going. Don’t stop. Don’t even think about stopping until you get there, and don’t give much thought to where “there” is. Whatever comes, just don’t stop.
– from Shoe Dog book by Phil Knight
Tag: Quotes on Entrepreneurship
Success in business, as in most …
Success in business, as in most areas of life, depends upon being able to solve problems. If you can teach yourself how to solve problems, you have a bright career ahead of yourself. No matter where you live, you will find problems galore in need of solving. In most cases, those who would benefit from solutions of their problems will pay you handsomely to effect them.
– from The Sovereign Individual book by James Dale Davidson and William Rees-Mogg
When someone learns to drive a …
When someone learns to drive a race car, one of the first lessons taught is that when you are going around a curve at 200 mph, do not focus on the wall; focus on the road. If you focus on the wall, you will drive right into it. If you focus on the road, you will follow the road. Running a company is like that. There are always a thousand things that can go wrong and sink the ship. If you focus too much on them, you will drive yourself nuts and likely crash your company. Focus on where you are going rather than on what you hope to avoid.
– from The Hard Thing About Hard Things book by Ben Horowitz
I am a self-taught entrepreneur. That’s …
I am a self-taught entrepreneur. That’s the best kind there is, trust me.
– from The White Tiger book by Aravind Adiga
In business, too many people obsess …
In business, too many people obsess over tools, software tricks, scaling issues, fancy office space, lavish furniture, and other frivolities instead of what really matters. And what really matters is how to actually get customers and make money.
– from Rework book by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson
Entrepreneurs are problem solvers. They look …
Entrepreneurs are problem solvers. They look at something complex, study it, simplify it, and ultimately find a way to solve it.
– from Your Next Five Moves book by Patrick Bet-David
You will get rich by giving …
You will get rich by giving society what it wants but does not yet know how to get. At scale.
– from The Almanack of Naval Ravikant book by Eric Jorgenson