Entrepreneur Quotes - Page 35

• Too many start up business fail simply because their owners continue to think and act like employees.

  Michael LeBoeuf

  Thinking, Failing, Owners

  Michael Leboeuf (1997). “The Perfect Business”, p.31, Simon and Schuster

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• If Americans want prosperity, we need a grand reawakening to the incontrovertible fact that its source is entrepreneurs unfettered by meddling politicians.

  Star Parker

  Needs, Want, Facts

  Star Parker (2015). “Blind Conceit: Politics, Policy and Racial Polarization: Moving Forward to Save America”, p.114, Sumner Books

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• Don't you dare underestimate the power of your own instinct. Instinct is a lifesaver for sharks and entrepreneurs alike. Most people can recall times they ignored their gut only to regret it later. Learning to actually listen to your instinct is a great form of self-preservation. It's both incredibly easy and tough at the same time, but worth the effort to master.

  Barbara Corcoran

  Regret, Self, Sharks

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• It's good to work for someone else. Because then you appreciate it more when you are an entrepreneur.

  Matt Mullenweg

  Appreciate

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• As an entrepreneur, you never stop learning.

  Daymond John

  Never Stop Learning

  Twitter post from Feb 26, 2016

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• Most of America's leading entrepreneurs are bound to the masts of their fortunes. They are allowed to keep their wealth only as long as they invest it in others. In a real sense, they can keep only what they give away. It has been given to others in the form of investments. It is embodied in a vast web of enterprises that retains its worth only through constant work and sacrifice. Capitalism is a system that begins not with taking but with giving to others.

  George Gilder

  Real, Sacrifice, America

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• Superior quality is a prerequisite to entering the game. By definition, an entrepreneur is undercapitalized relative to the status quo. Therefore, if you enter a product that is either at parity with the leaders, or not as good, you won't even get to the starting line.

  Gary Hirshberg

  Games, Leader, Quality

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• At a certain point in your career - I mean, part of the answer is a personal answer, which is that at a certain point in your career, it becomes more satisfying to help entrepreneurs than to be one.

  Marc Andreessen

  Mean, Careers, Answers

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• ...most entrepreneurial types are free-wheelers who like to do a variety of things and do not enjoy routine tasks. But a smart entrepreneur will eventually learn that while ideas start businesses, organization makes them successful.

  Larry Burkett

  Smart, Successful, Organization

  Larry Burkett (1998). “Business By The Book: Complete Guide of Biblical Principles for the Workplace”, p.36, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• I tried to do everything I could to study Walt Disney. I would read every book I could on the company, and then I found out more about him as a person, as an entrepreneur, and it was just fascinating to me that this guy was able to live a great life with his family but also do these amazing things at work.

  Jason Kilar

  Book, Guy, Able

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• Managers will work for a salary. Entrepreneurs create new businesses. Many people have capital, but instead of making money for business they build houses for rent. It's easy money to collect rental.

  John Gokongwei

  People, House, Salary

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• The main thing to know about me is that I'm a champion of entrepreneurs and the startups they build. They are my rock stars. If in doubt, I side with them, and that's clear from my writing.

  Michael Arrington

  Stars, Writing, Rocks

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• In the information age, the richest people are entrepreneurs. We may not become a king or queen, but we can all be entrepreneurs.

  Robert Kiyosaki

  Kings, Queens, People

  FaceBook post by Robert Kiyosaki from Dec 21, 2012

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• One misconception is that entrepreneurs love risk. Actually, we all want things to go as we expect. What you need is a blind optimism and a tolerance for uncertainty.

  Drew Houston

  Optimism, Tolerance, Risk

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• American Made is not just an event. It's a movement to spotlight and support the next generation of creative entrepreneurs who are turning their passion for making into thriving small businesses.

  Martha Stewart

  Passion, Support, Creative

  "Martha Stewart bringing her American Made spotlight on creative entrepreneurs to Indianapolis". Interview with Elizabeth Houghton, www.indystar.com. November 3, 2013.

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• The reason I do Shark Tank isn't to try take make more money of the deals, even though every deal I want to make money off of and even more so I want the entrepreneurs to be very successful and make money, but Shark Tank sends a message to everybody that the American Dream is alive and well.

  Mark Cuban

  Dream, Successful, Sharks

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• The franchise model is great, because most people who are entrepreneurial want flexibility and time to do what they love. A lot home business entrepreneurs struggle because they have to do everything.

  Rory Vaden

  Struggle, Home, People

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• Google the phrase "the most hated man in America." And this guy is one of the first people to pop up. Martin Shkreli, aka Pharma Bro, a 32-year-old drug company entrepreneur and former hedge fund manager who has a lot of money and loves to talk about how he spends it.

  Joy-Ann Reid

  Men, Aka, Years

  Source: www.msnbc.com

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• For startups, SM is now crucial: it has never been cheaper and easier to reach one's customers. Entrepreneurs should thank God for Twitter, Facebook.

  Guy Kawasaki

  Thank God, Sms, Easier

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• I did what I think a lot of entrepreneurs do. I started putting up a lot of ads on Craigslist for interns.

  Blake Mycoskie

  Thinking, Craigslist, Ads

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• Our Government is fostering economic growth in Kitchener, Cambridge and all of the Waterloo Region by investing in our innovative businesses. Today's announcement is a great example of how we are helping high-potential companies bring great ideas to market faster. Helping our entrepreneurs and original thinkers export their products and services to the rest of the world creates jobs, growth and economic prosperity here at home.

  Gary Goodyear

  Jobs, Home, Ideas

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• Economic growth creates jobs, and countries grow when they educate their people and pursue policies that encourage households to save, existing businesses to invest, and entrepreneurs to innovate and create new markets.

  Peter Blair Henry

  Country, Jobs, People

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• I spend a lot of my downtime studying different businesses and learning from a lot of entrepreneurs when I'm not playing football. They can help me evaluate different ventures to see if they'll work. I was aggressive with my initial investments, trying to hit a homerun each time. But now, I'm stepping back and being more patient, giving them due diligence.

  Kamerion Wimbley

  Football, Giving, Trying

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• Creative avoidance is the type of procrastination that affects home business entrepreneurs the most. It is unconsciously filling our day with trivial, unimportant work.

  Rory Vaden

  Home, Procrastination, Creative

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• Do more and understand that all wealth came from poor people either as the entrepreneurs or the consumers who buy the product that keeps the entrepreneurs in business.

  John Hope Bryant

  People, Wealth, Poor

  Source: www.ebony.com

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