Startup Life Quotes

It's called entrepreneurSHIP, not entrepreneurSTAY. Don't wait. Just ship.

Perfection is born of imperfection.

One of the best ways to attract capital is to outperform the competition.

Business is still more often about whom you know, not what you know.

In the end, every startup is different. But in the beginning every startup is the same.

Just because you have baggage doesn't mean you have to lug it around.

Learning to embrace and savor rejection is one of the best things that entrepreneurs can do. Launching a startup is the time to find your ever-optimistic inner child again.

QUIT = Quickly Uphold Important Things

Act NOW on those ideas! As they say, you snooze you lose. Or as I say, if you BEGIN you WIN.

Are you in love with your idea more than your reality? Change that.

Ideas become reality. once you hit that reality, you get a new idea. it's a virtuous upward spiral. However, the majority are satisfied living within the idea of the reality instead of the reality of the idea.

If you want to glide toward money, you have to make sure your message is clear as a bell, and you need to ensure that you have a unified team capable of communicating it.

Entrepreneurs don't have weekends or birthdays or holidays. Every day is my weekend, my birthday, my holiday. OR, every day is my work day. Mostly it's a choice.

The best entrepreneurs are not the best visionaries. The greatest entrepreneurs are incredible salespeople. They know how to tell an amazing story that will convince talent and investors to join in on the journey.

Business success requires business preparation. You don't have to be a master tactician, but you do need to have a plan in place. This plan will act as a foundation for everything you want to achieve.

Truth is the greatest marketing campaign.

Two questions I'm pondering:1. If money didn't exist, would you still chase your dreams?2. If money didn't exist, would you still keep your job?If the answer is "YES" to both, you're on track. If the answer is "NO" to either, what needs to change?

Would you produce, create and bring value to the world if it weren't for money? Or would you veg out? The necessity of money keeps people relevant and active. The paradox is that people who stay relevant and active make money.

When the going gets tough, people bail. When the going gets easy, people get lazy. Honest, smart, hard work is the way to get results.

Rhetorical question: Did you get to where you are by accepting the status quo?I didn't.

Ideas are meaningless without a masterful execution.

Don’t expect investors to be throwing millions on the table for you to go off and buy a bigger house, get a new car, party half the week away, and generally upgrade your lifestyle.