October 2008
29 posts
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“Don’t listen to anybody. Nobody knows what’s going to happen next… Better to be...”
– Max Levchin
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“Being the dumbest partner in a room of smart people is exactly where you want to...”
– Seth Godin
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“Starting a business is far easier than making it successful.”
– Seth Godin
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“For an entrepreneur, the line between horrible mistake and runaway success can...”
– Tom Preston-Werner
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“Some entrepreneurs are able to use only their own money and get much richer than...”
– Sam Wyly
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“The most important job of any board member is to decide every year whether or...”
– Sam Wyly
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“The manager is the dynamic, life-giving element in every business. Without his...”
– Peter Drucker (via mikehudack)
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“Never, never, never give anyone a piece of your business.”
– Derek Sivers
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“For the entrepreneur, the silver lining in the federalization of finance is...”
– James Grant (via betaworks)
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“More sales people usually sell more.”
– Jeff Stewart
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“With VCs, if you want money, ask for advice — and vice versa. When they offer...”
– Scott Rafer
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“I lived through this during the dotcom bubble. There are some VCs and bankers...”
– Brad Feld
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“If you want to be a pioneer, you have to be comfortable being misunderstood.”
– Jeff Bezos (via msg)
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“That experience anointed me ‘Entrepreneur’ and inducted me into ‘The Club of...”
– Wilson Harrell
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“There is a big difference between uncertainty and risk. Great entrepreneurs...”
– Josh Kopelman
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“We make sure it hurts before we expand.”
– Jason Fried
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“The real negotiation begins at no.”
– Joe Kraus
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“If you’re worried about threats to the survival of your company,...”
– Paul Graham
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“The economic situation is apparently so grim that some experts fear we may be in...”
– Paul Graham (via mikehudack)
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“Just give yourself a 10 day deadline, and just launch it with almost no...”
– Derek Sivers
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“VCs aren’t ‘giving’ you money. They’re buying your...”
– Chris Sacca
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“This is not a time to panic, cut off all investment in the future, and burrow...”
– Alan Patricof
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“Taking money from someone else kills more start-ups than anything else does. Do...”
– Mark Cuban
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“If you can’t be creative, disciplined, persistent, and rationally...”
– Sam Wyly
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“[A virus, like viral marketing] can’t be lethal because if you spread the virus...”
– David Hornik
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“People always want to partner with their friends, or they have this kooky idea...”
– Philip Kaplan
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“Piecemealing your way through change kills momentum, hurts culture and the team...”
– John Borthwick (via betaworks)
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“I would absolutely say that a blog is better than a business plan.”
– Dick Costolo
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“We’ve never financed anything that’s come to us through the mail or over the...”
– Tom Perkins of Kleiner Perkins