Top 60 Most Inspiring Scalability Quotes (BUSINESS)

Top 10 Most Famous Scalability Quotes (BEST)

“One of the things that’s interesting is that the PC has always had a huge amount of scalability. It was sort of the wild dog that moved into Australia and killed all the local life because it could just adapt. There used to be these dedicated devices, like dedicated word processors.”
Gabe Newell

Winners take time to relish their work, knowing that scaling the mountain is what makes the view from the top so exhilarating. - Denis Waitley — Winners take **time** to relish their work, knowing that scaling the mountain is what makes the view from the top so exhilarating. – **Denis Waitley**

You can focus on things that are barriers or you can focus on scaling the wall or redefining the problem. - Tim Cook — You can **focus** on things that are barriers or you can focus on scaling the wall or redefining the problem. – **Tim Cook**

Scaling is multidimensional. Different methods address different things. - Fred Ehrsam — Scaling is multidimensional. Different methods address different things. – Fred Ehrsam

The sooner we realize that the world has changed, the sooner we can accept it and make something of what we've got. Whining isn't a scalable solution. - Seth Godin — The sooner we realize that the world has **changed**, the sooner we can accept it and make something of what we’ve got. Whining isn’t a scalable solution. – **Seth Godin**

“Work in 20-minute batches. Then stop and stand up. This is the 20-20-20 Rule. Every 20 minutes, stop what you’re doing, get up, and stare outside your window at a fixed object for 20 seconds. Your productivity will be scalable because sitting is the new smoking!”
Erik Qualman

Haiti should remind us all that there is an immediate need to invest in and promote long-term development projects that are sustainable, scalable, and proven to work. - Bill Gates — Haiti should remind us all that there is an immediate need to invest in and promote long-term development projects that are sustainable, scalable, and proven to work. – **Bill Gates**

If you have a great idea that can translate elsewhere, then that's where the scalability comes in - and that's where you can actually start to make real money. - Ricky Van Veen — If you have a great idea that can translate elsewhere, then that’s where the scalability comes in – and that’s where you can actually start to make real **money**. – Ricky Van Veen

If you're concerned about scalability, any algorithm that forces you to run agreement will eventually become your bottleneck. Take that as a given. - Werner Vogels — If you’re concerned about scalability, any algorithm that forces you to run agreement will eventually become your bottleneck. Take that as a given. – Werner Vogels

Growth is never by mere chance; it is the result of forces working together. - James Cash Penney — **Growth** is never by mere **chance**; it is the result of forces working together. – James Cash Penney

7 Thought-Provoking Scalability Quotes

But teaching people a new idea is incredibly more scalable. - Ramez Naam — But **teaching** people a new idea is incredibly more scalable. – Ramez Naam

If you can't scale, you can't scrum. - Gereon Hermkes — If you can’t scale, you can’t scrum. – Gereon Hermkes

Metaphor is awkward, but emotion, by its nature, leaves you no more scalable approach. - Rachel Hartman — Metaphor is awkward, but **emotion**, by its **nature**, leaves you no more scalable approach. – Rachel Hartman

I had so much fun in early days learning about networking, security, scalability and other geeky stuff. - Jan Koum — I had so much fun in early days **learning** about networking, security, scalability and other geeky stuff. – Jan Koum

Every problem is a gift — without problems we would not grow. - Anthony Robbins — Every problem is a **gift** — without problems we would not grow. – Anthony Robbins

I've lived my life the way I wanted to, whether scaling the mountains, partying long into the night or having fun playing soccer. - Marat Safin — I’ve lived my life the way I wanted to, whether scaling the mountains, partying long into the night or having fun playing soccer. – Marat Safin

What works at scale may be different from scaling what works. Pilots often succeed, while scale-up often fails when the context changes. - Rohini Nilekani — What works at scale may be different from scaling what works. Pilots often succeed, while scale-up often fails when the context changes. – Rohini Nilekani

18 Wise Business Scalability Quotes

“There is what Steve Blank calls the stage where you are searching for a scalable business model. Then, there is the stage when you have found that model and need to scale it. In the former stage you have to have a “beginner’s mind,” be in learning mode, and expect to learn things you didn’t anticipate.”
Scott D. Anthony

Good business leaders create a vision, articulate the vision, passionately own the vision, and relentlessly drive it to completion. - Jack Welch — Good business **leaders** create a **vision**, articulate the vision, **passionately** own the vision, and relentlessly drive it to completion. – **Jack Welch**

You don’t build a business, you build people, then people build the business. - Zig Ziglar — You don’t build a business, you build people, then people build the business. – **Zig Ziglar**

“Don’t look at small business as a means to an end and a way to make money until the corporation hires you; look at it as a chance to create something of immeasurable value and beauty in a world that desperately needs it.”
Michael Gerber

In order for a business to scale, it has to improve efficiencies. Efficiency is a prerequisite for sustainable scaling. - Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr. — In order for a business to scale, it has to improve efficiencies. Efficiency is a prerequisite for sustainable scaling. – Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr.

We tell our portfolio companies that it's really important to be metrics-driven and to track their conversions. It goes back to building that scalable sales model. - Devon McDonald — We tell our portfolio companies that it’s really important to be metrics-driven and to track their conversions. It goes back to building that scalable sales model. – Devon McDonald

“As I’ve evolved, I’m capable of doing a lot of things at once, but really, as an entrepreneur and business person, it’s more about adding the right structure to be able to handle scaling all those things as opposed to being at the forefront of doing a lot of them.”
Rob Dyrdek

Every company that intends to grow, should directly address the barriers to scaling. - Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr. — Every company that intends to grow, should directly address the barriers to scaling. – Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr.

A startup is a temporary organization designed to search for a repeatable and scalable business model. - Steve Blank — A startup is a temporary organization designed to search for a repeatable and scalable business model. – Steve Blank

“As an entrepreneur, in many ways it’s like looking into the crystal ball for what my company will hopefully go through as it starts to think about bigger challenges – scaling internationally, getting ready to go public, and all those different things.”
Mike McCue

Think big, start small, then scale or fail fast. - Mats Lederhausen — Think big, start small, then scale or fail fast. – Mats Lederhausen

Many companies get trapped by the paradox of hitting numbers ‘now’ versus improving sales for future quarters or years ahead. - Tiffani Bova — Many companies get trapped by the paradox of hitting numbers ‘now’ versus improving sales for **future** quarters or years ahead. – Tiffani Bova

“One in five of our customers books for business. But it’s scaling very fast. As a result, we have tools for medium or small-sized companies to allow them set their price and give basic reporting functionality.”
Gillian Tans

Letting go and trusting others to do things well is one of the more challenging aspects of being a leader of a growing organization. - Verne Harnish — Letting go and **trusting** others to do things well is one of the more challenging aspects of being a leader of a growing organization. – Verne Harnish

Scaling a business at speed can feel like an out of control roller-coaster. - Taavet Hinrikus — Scaling a business at speed can feel like an out of control roller-coaster. – Taavet Hinrikus

“For business, government, and education, the lesson is clear: People ought to be relying far more on objective information and far less on interviews. They might even want to think about scaling back or cancelling interviews altogether. They’ll save a lot of time – and make better decisions.”
Cass Sunstein

There are a lot more companies with a lot younger people. It is just like 23-year-olds are starting companies, and they are scaling really quickly. - Kevin Systrom — There are a lot more companies with a lot younger people. It is just like 23-year-olds are starting companies, and they are scaling really quickly. – Kevin Systrom

A lot of scaling up a company is not very sexy or strategic. - Parker Conrad — A lot of scaling up a company is not very sexy or strategic. – Parker Conrad

14 Scalability Quotes on Technology

“LTO Ultrium is adaptable and scalable backup tape format and its technology is continuously enhanced by its manufacturers to address the growing needs and requirements of the server environments of midrange to the enterprise class.”
Sean Paul

Our technology is very scalable. Our software can accommodate enormous numbers of clients. It's a marvelous opportunity. We'll keep developing products. - Jay Chiat — Our technology is very scalable. Our software can accommodate enormous numbers of clients. It’s a marvelous **opportunity**. We’ll keep developing products. – Jay Chiat

It is difficult to make good scalable use of a CPU like you can of a graphics card. You certainly don't want 'better or worse' physics or AI in your game. - John Carmack — It is difficult to make good scalable use of a CPU like you can of a graphics card. You certainly don’t want ‘better or worse’ physics or AI in your game. – John Carmack

“I think Unix is a great system – especially for running data centers – because it is very mature, very reliable, very scalable. But when I want to go out and populate small devices, I think Java.”
Bill Joy

A service is said to be scalable if when we increase the resources in a system, it results in increased performance in a manner proportional to resources added. - Werner Vogels — A service is said to be scalable if when we increase the resources in a system, it results in increased performance in a manner proportional to resources added. – Werner Vogels

Help your team feel more connected to your company by incorporating the right digital technology tools into their workflow. - Andrea Meyer — Help your team feel more connected to your company by incorporating the right digital technology tools into their workflow. – Andrea Meyer

“Microsoft’s new OS, Windows 7, may finally be a worthy successor to XP, eliminating the clutter of Vista and letting users get to what they want to use without the fuss. All this, while remaining compatible with their IT departments’ demands for scalability and custom implementations.”
Douglas Rushkoff

The bitcoin network is not a payments network and it is not a scaling network. - Sam Bankman-Fried — The **bitcoin** network is not a payments network and it is not a scaling network. – **Sam Bankman-Fried**

“You have to revisit anyway. The fact is that everyone has scalability issues, no one can deal with their service going from zero to a few million users without revisiting almost every aspect of their design and architecture.”
Dare Obasanjo

“Sun delivers enterprise-class reliability and performance on an industry-standard x64 platform by offering greater choice and flexibility, especially in the areas of capacity and scalability, which are so vital for our business. Sun continues to provide innovative products and solutions for competitive, mission-critical environments by providing reliable technology for high-volume transaction processing. In an electronic trading environment where every second counts, leveraging technology for competitive advantage is a necessity – not a luxury – for our customers. From our first SPARC-based systems to our recent migration toward Sun Fire x64 servers powered with the AMD Opteron(TM) processor running the Solaris 10 OS, we depend on the reliability and scalability of Sun’s systems to meet our requirements for growth and rapid application development.”
Bill Morgan

“The key business benefit of today’s advanced planning and replenishment technology is its ability to solve this seemingly intractable problem. Aberdeen’s latest research confirms that advances in usability, scalability and improvements in the math are key differentiators in today’s planning and replenishment technologies.”
Paula Rosenblum

“As VoIP is now moving into the mainstream, service providers are beginning to face new challenges related to operational scalability – growing the business at the speed of the market. With a history of success and proven deployment experience, Ensim helps service providers ensure a scalable and successful hosted VoIP deployment, and I’m proud to include Ensim in this year’s pulver 100.”
Jeff Pulver

“I think the most difficult thing had been scaling the infrastructure. Trying to support the response we had received from our users and the number of people that were interested in using the software.”
Shawn Fanning

“You can fake a lot in a startup these days, what with Amazon Web Services and all sorts of off-the-shelf back-end components that let any even minimally competent duffer set up a Web app that does something. Intelligent planning for growth is rare among early startups, but it’s the name of the game at a large, rapidly scaling tech company.”
Antonio Garcia Martinez

11 Scalability Quotes That Will Make You Think

“Without industry, finance and government consciously and collaboratively ensuring that capital flows to where it is needed in order to ensure the scaling up of climate change solutions, whatever deal is agreed risks never being realized.”
Noreena Hertz

The scaling theory of localization demonstrated that the disorder-induced M-I transition was a true phase transition with a well defined critical point. - Alan J. Heeger — The scaling theory of localization demonstrated that the disorder-induced M-I transition was a true phase transition with a well defined critical point. – Alan J. Heeger

The art world is molting - some would say melting. Galleries are closing; museums are scaling back. - Jerry Saltz — The art world is molting – some would say melting. Galleries are closing; museums are scaling back. – Jerry Saltz

“I just toured around looking for fractals, and when I found something that had a scaling geometry, I would ask the folks what was going on – why they had made it that way.”
Ron Eglash

“What emerged, of course, was that the magnitude scale presupposed that all earthquakes were alike except for a constant scaling factor. And this proved to be closer to the truth than we expected.”
Charles Francis Richter

Our first 100 rides took us one-and-a-half years from the time we started in January 2011. It was only after that we started scaling up rapidly. - Bhavish Aggarwal — Our first 100 rides took us one-and-a-half years from the time we started in January 2011. It was only after that we started scaling up rapidly. – Bhavish Aggarwal

“I love that as a black person I’ve experienced not being a minority. I think that’s helped me to combat the minority mentality people can have here, which can stop them scaling the heights.”
David Oyelowo

“The Europeans waited so long that they are impacting people who depend on their pensions. We are still early enough to fix it for the next generation. A few states have started scaling back their programs, while others have come hat in hand for billion-dollar federal bailouts.”
Tim Griffin

“Certainly, some of the anti-bank rhetoric has shifted a little bit, but on either side of the aisle, there seems to be different tacts. On one side of the aisle, you see a proposed scaling back of Dodd-Frank. On the other, a proposed reinstatement of Glass-Steagall.”
Kayla Tausche

“Scaling up community health workers and health system capacity must be a fundamental component of our efforts to achieve universal health coverage, which will be my topmost priority if elected as Director-General.”
Tedros Adhanom

“I personally think that people who are inheriting the wealth must have an agreement on how that wealth will flow from generation to generation, how they would like to spend it, and have similar philosophies around philanthropy to ensure continuity and scaling up.”
Roshni Nadar