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“The only thing worse than starting something and failing…is not starting something.” —Seth Godin

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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“The only thing worse than starting something and failing…is not starting something.”
—Seth Godin

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“Data beats emotions.”
—Sean Rad

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“I try not to make any decisions that I’m not excited about.”
—Jake Nickell

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“The secret to successful hiring is this: look for the people who want to change the world."
—Marc Benioff

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“Timing, perseverance, and ten years of trying will eventually make you look like an overnight success.” —Biz Stone

“Stay self-funded as long as possible.”
—Garrett Camp

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“I doubt I’ll ever go back to corporate work. Once you see the light, there is no turning back.”
—Magnus Jepson

“Best startups generally come from somebody needing to scratch an itch.”
—Michael Arrington

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“Entrepreneur is someone who has a vision for something and a want to create.”
—David Karp

“Don’t try to be original, just try to be good.”
—Paul Rand

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“Don’t worry about failure; you only have to be right once.”
—Drew Houston

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“There’s nothing wrong with staying small. You can do big things with a small team.”
—Jason Fried

“It’s not about ideas. It’s about making ideas happen.”
—Scott Belsky

“Always look for the fool in the deal. If you don’t find one, it’s you.”
—Mark Cuban

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“The most dangerous poison is the feeling of achievement. The antidote is to every evening think what can be done better tomorrow.”
—Ingvar Kamprad

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“Make every detail perfect and limit the number of details to perfect.”
—Jack Dorsey

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“The value of an idea lies in the using of it.”
—Thomas Edison

“Chase the vision, not the money, the money will end up following you.”
—Tony Hsieh

“Don’t worry about people stealing your design work. Worry about the day they stop.”
—Jeffrey Zeldman

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“Be undeniably good. No marketing effort or social media buzzword can be a substitute for that.”
—Anthony Volodkin

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“Your reputation is more important than your paycheck, and your integrity is worth more than your career.”
—Ryan Freitas

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“No matter how brilliant your mind or strategy, if you’re playing a solo game, you’ll always lose out to a team.”
—Reid Hoffman

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“I don’t look to jump over 7-foot bars — I look for 1-foot bars that I can step over.”
—Warren Buffett

“Don’t be cocky. Don’t be flashy. There’s always someone better than you.”
—Tony Hsieh

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“As long as you’re going to be thinking anyway, think big.”
—Donald Trump

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“Behold the turtle, he makes progress only when he sticks his neck out.”
—Bruce Levin

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“Risk more than others think is safe. Dream more than others think is practical.”
—Howard Schultz

“The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.”
—Walt Disney

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“A person who is quietly confident makes the best leader.”
—Fred Wilson

“I never took a day off in my twenties. Not one.”
—Bill Gates

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“Always deliver more than expected.”
—Larry Page

“You don’t learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing and falling over.”
—Richard Branson

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“High expectations are the key to everything.”
—Sam Walton

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“You jump off a cliff and you assemble an airplane on the way down.”
—Reid Hoffman

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“Trust your instincts.”
—Estee Lauder

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“If you define yourself by how you differ from the competition, you’re probably in trouble.”
—Omar Hamoui

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“If you’re passionate about something and you work hard, then I think you will be successful.”
—Pierre Omidyar

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"The best CEOs I know are teachers, and at the core of what they teach is strategy."
--Michael Porter

“If you can’t feed a team with two pizzas, it’s too large.”
—Jeff Bezos

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“There’s nothing wrong with staying small. You can do big things with a small team.”
—Jason Fried

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“Get five or six of your smartest friends in a room and ask them to rate your idea.”
—Mark Pincus

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“See things in the present, even if they are in the future.”
—Larry Ellison

“If you’re going to put your product in beta – put your business model in beta with it.”
—Joe Kraus

“Ideas are commodity. Execution of them is not.” —Michael Dell

“The fastest way to change yourself is to hang out with people who are already the way you want to be.”
—Reid Hoffman

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"Capital isn’t scarce. Vision is."
---Sam Walton

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"Show me someone without an ego, and I’ll show you a loser."
---Donald Trump

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"Life is fragile. We’re not guaranteed a tomorrow so give it everything you’ve got."
---Tim Cook

“Find your passion, and it’s no longer work.”
---L.A. Reid

"If you’re not a risk taker, you should get the hell out of business."
—Ray Kroc

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