Startup Quotes - Page 3

An entrepreneur without funding is a musician without an instrument.

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?

Be Shameless. Experiment. This is the only way to identify your true passion.

a good product is not the secret to success

Billions of dollars worth of research knowledge lie dormant at American universities waiting for the right disruptor to come along and create a business.

Fail soon so that you can succeed sooner.

The majority are satisfied living within the idea of the reality instead of the reality of the idea.

Wealth isn't about money. It's about options...and you always have options. Choose wisely. Live wealthy.

The most successful people have the same twenty-four hours in a day that you do.

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.

In life, you get what you believe you deserve.

Crowdsourcing is the ultimate disruptor of distribution because in a most Zen-like fashion, the content is controlled by everyone and no one at the same time.

Most startup failures result from entrepreneurs who are better at making excuses than products.

An entrepreneur is someone who will jump off a cliff and assemble an airplane on the way down.

We are not creators; only combiners of the created. Invention isn't about new ingredients, but new recipes. And innovations taste the best.

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.

Investing in a startup does not make you an entrepreneur any more than buying a grand piano makes you a concert pianist.

The power of crowd sourcing always remains with the crowd, not the technological implementation.

Corporate planning cycles are a classic example of generals fighting the last war over again instead of preparing for what might lie ahead.

Business ideas are like those flying dragons in Avatar. First you have to find one, let it choose you, then be brave enough to ride it.

Marketing without sales is dead.

Just like any other occupationEntrepreneurship also has stage of remorse.All you need to do is to go more deep to know yourcalling better!

We love being mentally strong, but we hate situations that allow us to put our mental strength to good use.

Some thoughts you underestimate but may be capable of energizing the world. Never delay to put your thoughts into words.

When you were making excuses someone else was making enterprise.

No matter what your reason for wanting to start your own business, developing the foundation is the same. Laying a solid foundation for you business will provide you with a road map to follow as you build your business. As you work through the Start a Business Step-by-Step Workbook you will define the company’s mission, decide what business entity is right for your business, name your business, determine the pricing for your products or services, formulate your financial projections, define your competitors, survey consumers regarding your products or services, determine the marketing methods right for your business and more.

A negative mind will never find success. I have never heard a positive idea come from a person in a negative state.

Be the best at what you do or the only one doing it.

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

Make a start, even if you have a controversial idea!

Your energy is a valuable resource, distribute it wisely.

Ideas are meaningless without a masterful execution.

Once true passion hits you, you can recognize all the times in your life you were chasing the wrong dream. And after you've experienced that sustained fulfillment, you'll never want to settle for anything less.

Entrepreneur, if you're going to start up, make sure you start up with excellence in mind

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.

There is a difference between failing and failure. Failing is trying something that you learn doesn't work. Failure is throwing in the towel and giving up.

If you can imagine a solution, you can make it happen.

Writing and achieving your goals is not failure, not having a goal to write in the first place is the start of failure.

When you start living the life of your dreams, there will always be obstacles, doubters, mistakes and setbacks along the way. But with hard work, perseverance and self-belief there is no limit to what you can achieve.

The moment you think you know something inside out, is the moment you stop listening. That's when you go backwards faster than you progressed

To be humble is to be teachable. Meek, not weak. The most humble people are the most aggressive leaders. Aggressive because to be truly taught, is to sincerely do. To lead. To start. To achieve. Willingly and urgently doing the work to make change.

For any creative thought to be contagious, it must first be worthy of a sneeze.

The joy of disruption comes from accepting that we all live in a temporal state.

Stop doing what is easy or popular. Start doing what is right.