Kevin Harrington Quotes

• Nothing turns off an investor more than when an entrepreneur comes in with a ridiculous valuation.

  Kevin Harrington

  Entrepreneur, Ridiculous, Turns

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• You only stay in front by coming up with ideas your new competitors haven't thought of yet.

  Kevin Harrington

  Ideas, Competitors, Havens

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• When I was starting out, being a young entrepreneur was not fashionable. Parents would ask, 'When are you going to get a real job?'

  Kevin Harrington

  Jobs, Real, Young Entrepreneurs

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• Being born into poverty does not mean you are condemned to spend the rest of your life in poverty.

  Kevin Harrington

  Mean, Doe, Poverty

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• I understand that finance can be very complex.

  Kevin Harrington

  Finance, Complexes

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• I did something rather innovative that my competitors didn't like: I took out a full-page advertisement in the Yellow Pages that listed an office on the east side of Cincinnati, and another office on the west side, while every other heating/air-conditioning company had only one location and one phone number. I was the citywide company. In fact, our 'westside office' was just an answering service taking telephone message. From the start we appeared to be a big company.

  Kevin Harrington

  Air, Yellow, Numbers

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• One of the big problems entrepreneurs run into is they get too comfortable.

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  Running, Entrepreneur, Problem

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• I have seen entrepreneurs ask for hundreds of millions of dollars on a concept and try to sell because of 'their passion' for an idea. If the idea is that good, why wouldn't I cut you out and hire someone who is just as passionate for much, much less?

  Kevin Harrington

  Passion, Cutting, Ideas

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• By definition startups usually do not turn a profit.

  Kevin Harrington

  Definitions, Profit, Turns

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• Reality TV is a totally different animal than the infomercial world.

  Kevin Harrington

  Animal, Reality, Different

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• People must be realistic when evaluating their business.

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  People, Realistic

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• Ive spent over 25 years in the television industry, the direct response industry. I met a lot of people and certainly learned the power of commercials and their brand building potential.

  Kevin Harrington

  Years, People, Television

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