I could either watch it happen or be a part of it.
Take a simple idea and take it seriously.
The safest way to try to get what you want is to try to deserve what you want. It’s such a simple idea. It’s the golden rule. You want to deliver to the world what you would buy if you were on the other end.
If people are not laughing at your goals, your goals are too small.
If you’re trying to create a company, it’s like baking a cake. You have to have all the ingredients in the right proportion.
Being an entrepreneur is like eating glass and staring into the abyss of death.
I don’t create companies for the sake of creating companies, but to get things done.
Be undeniably good. No marketing effort or social media buzzword can be a substitute for that.
When I'm old and dying, I plan to look back on my life and say, ‘Wow, that was an adventure,’ not, ‘Wow, I sure felt safe.’
Move fast and break things. Unless you are breaking stuff, you are not moving fast enough.
Ideas are easy. Implementation is hard.
I’m convinced that about half of what separates the successful entrepreneurs from the non-successful ones is pure perseverance.
Timing, perseverance, and ten years of trying will eventually make you look like an overnight success.
Whatever you’re thinking, think bigger.
My interest in life comes from setting myself huge, apparently unachievable challenges and trying to rise above them.
To me, business isn't about wearing suits or pleasing stockholders. It's about being true to yourself, your ideas and focusing on the essentials.
Don’t wait. The time will never be just right.
The best vision is insight.
You’ve got to follow your passion. You’ve got to figure out what it is you love – who you really are. And have the courage to do that. I believe that the only courage anybody ever needs is the courage to follow your own dreams.
If your business is not on the Internet, then your business will be out of business.