How you climb a mountain is more important than reaching the top.
How you climb a mountain is more important than reaching the top.
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Other Entrepreneurship :
- I think it is possible for ordinary people to choose to be extraordinary.
- Rejection is an opportunity for your selection.
- No guts, no story.
- Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.
- Just pick a goal and stick to it – no big complicated secret.
- I don’t want to use my creative energy on somebody else’s user interface.
- The only thing worse than starting something and failing… is not starting something.
- The risks are important to keep in mind, but they shouldn’t necessarily stop you from pushing ahead with your idea.
- You can have a job, or you can have a career, or you can have a calling.
- You can overcome your circumstances or you can let your circumstances overcome you.
- My story isn’t over until I win.
- A good entrepreneur is a good teacher.
- If you don’t learn to control your mind, your mind will control you.
- Sell before you start
- Accepting that the odds are against you is the same as accepting defeat before you begin.
- It’s not about money or connections. It’s the willingness to outwork and outlearn everyone.
- If we can keep our competitors focused on us while we stay focused on the customer, ultimately we’ll turn out all right.
- Business Plans: It’s about the Process, Not the Product
- In the end, every startup is different. But in the beginning every startup is the same.
- Do not focus on problems; focus on solutions!