Some of the top startup advice from some of the worlds greatest entrepreneurs.
- Mark Zuckerberg
“Move fast and break things. Unless you are breaking stuff, you are not moving fast enough.”
“The biggest risk is not taking any risk. In a world that’s changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks.” - Marissa Mayer
“I always did something that I was a little not ready to do. I think that, that is how you grow. When there’s a moment of ‘Wow, I’m not so sure that I can do this, and you push through those moments, it’s then that you have a breakthrough. Sometimes that’s a sign that something really great is about to happen. You’re about to grow and learn a lot more about yourself.”
“People ask me all the time, ‘What is it like to be a woman at Google?’ I’m not a woman at Google; I’m a geek at Google. And being a geek is just great.”
“You can’t have everything you want, but you can have the things that really matter to you. That empowers you to work really hard for a long period of time on something that you’re passionate about.” - Pete Cashmore
“We are really competing against ourselves, we have no control over how other people perform.” - Tim Cook
“Life is fragile. We’re not guaranteed a tomorrow so give it everything you’ve got.”
“You can focus on things that are barrier or you can focus on scaling the wall or redefining the problem.”
“I learned that focus is key, not just in your running a company, but in your personal life as well.” - Michael Dell
“You don’t need to be a genius or a visionary, or even a college graduate for that matter, to be successful. You just need framework and a dream.”
“There are a lot of things that go into creating success. I don’t like to do just the things I like to do. I like to do the things that cause the company to succeed. I don’t spend a lot of time doing my favorite activities.” - Jeff Bezos
“In business, what’s dangerous is not to evolve.”
“If you decide that you’re going to do only the things you know are going to work, you’re going to leave a lot of opportunity on the table.” - Jeremy Stoppelman
“You have to be very nimble and very open minded. Your success is going to be very dependent on how you adapt.” - Larry Page
“If you’re changing the world, you’re working on important things. You’re excited to get up in the morning.”
“You don’t need to have a 100 person company to develop that idea.”
“Many leaders of big organizations, I think, don’t believe that change is possible, but if you look at history things do change and if you’re business is static, you’re likely to have issues.” - Steve Ballmer
“Great companies with the way they work, first start with great leaders.” - Sheryl Sandberg
“We can each define ambition and progress for ourselves. The goal is to work toward a world where expectations are not set by the stereotypes that hold us back, but by our personal passion, talents and interests.”
“It is the ultimate luxury to combine passion and contribution. It’s also a very clear path to happiness.”
“So there’s no such thing as work-life balance. There’s work, and there’s life, and there’s no balance.” - Ginni Rometty
“Be first and be lonely.”
“Someone once told me growth and comfort do not coexist. And I think it’s a really good thing to remember.” - Jack Dorsey
“Success is never accidental.”
“Everyone has an idea. But it’s really about executing the idea and attracting other people to help you work on the idea.”
“Expect the unexpected. And whenever possible, be the unexpected.” - Meg Whitman
“We have always said that advertising is just the icing on the cake. It is not the cake.”
“Most of us can’t even begin to imagine.”
“You’re seeing women starting new businesses like crazy. Now, they may not be technology businesses or internet businesses, but they are starting businesses – to help support their families and to in some cases to be the major breadwinner in their families.” - Safra Catz
“The best advice I can give to women is to go out and start something, ideally their own businesses. If you can’t see a path for leadership within your own company, go blaze a trail of your own.” - Padmasree Warrior
“I don’t like the word ‘balance.’ To me, that somehow conjures up conflict between work and family… as long as we think of these things as conflicting, we will never have happiness. True happiness comes from integration… of work, family, self, community.”
“Tech is all about building human connections.”
