“It’s easy to get caught up in the day-to-day hard work of running a business and completely forget that, while solving problems and building something you can be proud of, you also have an incredible…
“What do you need to start a business? Three simple things: Know your product better than anyone. Know your customer, and have a burning desire to succeed.” –Dave Thomas, founder of Wendy’s “Wendys CIMG9282” by…
“Embrace what you don’t know, especially in the beginning, because what you don’t know can become your greatest asset. It ensures that you will absolutely be doing things different from everybody else.” –Sara Blakely, founder…
“Your reputation is more important than your paycheck, and your integrity is worth more than your career.” –Angelo Sotira, co-founder of DeviantArt
“It is better to lead from behind and to put others in front, especially when you celebrate victory when nice things occur. You take the front line when there is danger. Then people will appreciate…
“You have to be ready for hard work and frugal spending to get the idea off the ground.” –Garrett Camp, founder of Expa, Uber, and StumbleUpon “Garrett Camp (3839207848)” by Joi Ito from Cambridge, MA,…
“You have to have more leadership, less management. It’s about getting stuff done. You can sit around and analyze things forever, but while you do that the competition has moved on.” –Peter Vesterbacka, creator of…
Grow with discipline. Balance intuition with rigor. Innovate around the core. Don’t embrace the status quo.” –Howard Schultz, CEO and chairman of Starbucks Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons
“Success and profitability are outcomes of focusing on customers and employees, not objectives.” –Jack Ma, founder and chairman of Alibaba Group “Jack Ma 2008” by World Economic Forum at en.wikipedia. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0…
“Openly share and talk to people about your idea. Use their lack of interest or doubt to fuel your motivation to make it happen.” –Todd Garland, founder of BuySellAds.com