To get something new done you have to be stubborn and focused, to the point that others might find unreasonable.
To get something new done you have to be stubborn and focused, to the point that others might find unreasonable.
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Other Entrepreneurship :
- Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice.
- Innovation is the specific instrument of entrepreneurship.the act that endows resources with a new capacity to create wealth.
- The difference between a boss and a leader: a boss says ‘Go!’ – a leader says, ‘Let’s go!’
- You get paid in direct proportion to the difficulty of problems you solve.
- Our world is fundamentally different from the one we were taught about in school.
- Nations are not built on the laws of governments, strong nations are built on the sweat of entrepreneurs
- To invent you have to experiment, and if you know in advance that it’s going to work, it’s not an experiment.
- Use your profession to fund your passion.
- If you’re watching your competitors, you’re unlikely to invent a bunch of stuff on your own.
- The most powerful productivity tool ever invented is simply the word No.
- As much as possible, avoid hiring MBAs. MBA programs don’t teach people how to create companies.
- A company shouldn’t get addicted to being shiny, because shiny doesn’t last.
- We innovate by starting with the customer and working backwards. That becomes the touchstone for how we invent.
- If you don’t become the pioneer of your education, you’ll be the slave of someone else’s dream.
- Creativity is just connecting things.
- I wanted a woman who could get me out of a Third World prison. Life’s too short to hang out with people who aren’t resourceful.
- Life’s too short to hang out with people who aren’t resourceful.
- Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become.
- Sometimes when you innovate, you make mistakes. It is best to admit them quickly, and get on with improving your other innovations.
- In your emotions: exercise Joy over sadness.