50 Motivational Quotes for Startups (SUCCESS)

October 3, 2022October 3, 2022

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Top 10 Quotes for Startups by Successful Entrepreneurs (BEST)

Chase the vision, not the money; the money will end up following you. - Tony Hsieh — Chase the vision, not the money; the money will end up following you. – Tony Hsieh

Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning. - Bill Gates — Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning. – Bill Gates

I knew that if I failed I wouldn’t regret that, but I knew the one thing I might regret is not trying. - Jeff Bezos — I knew that if I failed I wouldn’t regret that, but I knew the one thing I might regret is not trying. – Jeff Bezos

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

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

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

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

I’m convinced that about half of what separates the successful entrepreneurs from the non-successful ones is pure perseverance. - Steve Jobs — I’m convinced that about half of what separates the successful entrepreneurs from the non-successful ones is pure perseverance. – Steve Jobs

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

Fortunes are built during the down market and collected in the up market. - Jason Calacanis — Fortunes are built during the down market and collected in the up market. – Jason Calacanis

15 Inspirational Quotes to Inspire Successful Startups

Hard work works harder than luck! - Germany Kent — Hard work works harder than luck! – Germany Kent

I wanted to live without a job so I could use my time for other pursuits, and I also felt a deep need to provide finanical security for my wife and kids. - John Soforic — I wanted to live without a job so I could use my time for other pursuits, and I also felt a deep need to provide finanical security for my wife and kids. – John Soforic

A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. - Winston Churchill — A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. – Winston Churchill

Every worthwhile accomplishment, big or little, has its stages of drudgery and triumph a beginning, a struggle and a victory. - Mahatma Gandhi — Every worthwhile accomplishment, big or little, has its stages of drudgery and triumph: a beginning, a struggle and a victory. – Mahatma Gandhi

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 be afraid to assert yourself, have confidence in your abilities, and don’t let the bastards get you down. - Michael Bloomberg — Don’t be afraid to assert yourself, have confidence in your abilities, and don’t let the bastards get you down. – Michael Bloomberg

It’s hard to beat a person who never gives up. - Babe Ruth — It’s hard to beat a person who never gives up. – Babe Ruth

When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor. - Elon Musk — When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor. – Elon Musk

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

If everything seems under control, you’re just not going fast enough. - Mario Andretti — If everything seems under control, you’re just not going fast enough. – Mario Andretti

Risk more than others think is safe. Dream more than others think is practical. - Howard Schultz — Risk more than others think is safe. Dream more than others think is practical. – Howard Schultz

Diligence is the mother of good luck. - Benjamin Franklin — Diligence is the mother of good luck. – Benjamin Franklin

Theory is splendid but until put into practice, it is valueless. - James Cash Penney — Theory is splendid but until put into practice, it is valueless. – James Cash Penney

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

A small business is an amazing way to serve and leave an impact on the world you live in. - Nicole Snow — A small business is an amazing way to serve and leave an impact on the world you live in. – Nicole Snow

21 Wise Quotes for Startups and Entrepreneurs (WISDOM)

“The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into smaller manageable tasks, and then starting on the first one.”
Mark Twain

Business is still more often about whom you know, not what you know. - Alejandro Cremades — Business is still more often about whom you know, not what you know. – Alejandro Cremades

Get big quietly, so you don’t tip off potential competitors. - Chris Dixon — Get big quietly, so you don’t tip off potential competitors. – Chris Dixon

Waiting for perfect is never as smart as making progress. - Seth Godin — Waiting for perfect is never as smart as making progress. – Seth Godin

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

If you are a company of one, your mind-set is to build your business around your life, not the other way around. - Paul Jarvis — If you are a company of one, your mind-set is to build your business around your life, not the other way around. – Paul Jarvis

So often people are working hard at the wrong thing. Working on the right thing is probably more important than working hard. - Caterina Fake — So often people are working hard at the wrong thing. Working on the right thing is probably more important than working hard. – Caterina Fake

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

Stay self-funded as long as possible. - Garrett Camp — Stay self-funded as long as possible. – Garrett Camp

When you find an idea that you just can’t stop thinking about, that’s probably a good one to pursue. - Josh James — When you find an idea that you just can’t stop thinking about, that’s probably a good one to pursue. – Josh James

The product that wins is the one that bridges customers to the future, not the one that requires a giant leap. - Aaron Levie — The product that wins is the one that bridges customers to the future, not the one that requires a giant leap. – Aaron Levie

Always treat your employees exactly as you want them to treat your best customers. - Stephen R. Covey — Always treat your employees exactly as you want them to treat your best customers. – Stephen R. Covey

Act enthusiastic and you will be enthusiastic. - Dale Carnegie — Act enthusiastic and you will be enthusiastic. – Dale Carnegie

See things in the present, even if they are in the future. - Larry Ellison — See things in the present, even if they are in the future. – Larry Ellison

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 — 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

Make something people want includes making a company that people want to work for. - Sahil Lavingia — “Make something people want” includes making a company that people want to work for. – Sahil Lavingia

Turn a perceived risk into an asset. - Aaron Patzer — Turn a perceived risk into an asset. – Aaron Patzer

Spend time upfront to invest in systems and processes to make long-term growth sustainable. - Jeff Platt — Spend time upfront to invest in systems and processes to make long-term growth sustainable. – Jeff Platt

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

In the end, every startup is different. But in the beginning every startup is the same. - Richie Norton — In the end, every startup is different. But in the beginning every startup is the same. – Richie Norton

In the end, a vision without the ability to execute it is probably a hallucination. – Steve Case

4 Quotes to Inspire Startup Ideas

“Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do.”
Steve Jobs

You just have to pay attention to what people need and what has not been done. - Russell Simmons — You just have to pay attention to what people need and what has not been done. – Russell Simmons

Make every detail perfect and limit the number of details to perfect. - Jack Dorsey — Make every detail perfect and limit the number of details to perfect. – Jack Dorsey

If you set your goals ridiculously high and it’s a failure, you will fail above everyone else’s success. - James Cameron — If you set your goals ridiculously high and it’s a failure, you will fail above everyone else’s success. – James Cameron

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