"I intentionally abandoned the hard stuff early on because not only do I think it's useless, I think it's a distraction."
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"The new is threatening to those who have mastered the old."
"Entrepreneurs must be practical experts. They needn't set out to be subject matter experts in what they do; they must set out to solve a problem or pursue some cause or purpose greater than themselves."
"Entrepreneurs see the thing they want or need, then try to figure out a process of how to get it. People who shouldn't be entrepreneurs see the standard process they need to go through to get the thing they want or need then decide if they want to go through that process."
"I was a nobody when I met with the publisher. Nobody knew who I was. I was doing some speaking for entrepreneurs. I did little groups. I had no following."
"Keeping the mind open to new ideas, not being too anxious about success, putting 100% effort and meditation is the formula for entrepreneurs."
"A community that learns together excels together. We need to form communities that learn together."
"Concentrated power has always been the enemy of liberty. Democracy is worth dying for, because it's the most deeply honorable form of government ever devised by man.Entrepreneurs and their small enterprises are responsible for almost all the economic growth in the United States."
"More process, less innovation. More operations, less innovation. More management, less innovation. More entrepreneurs, more innovation."
"All artists are entrepreneurs. All entrepreneurs are artists."
"Most of the time, creative entrepreneurs lose interest long before their marketing message loses its power."
"Of the great entrepreneurs of this era, people will have forgotten Steve Jobs."
"I'm an entrepreneur first and a wine critic second."
"Jets are probably $2.7 or $2.8 billion. I'm nowhere close to that. The good news is I don't want to buy the Jets tomorrow. I love the journey of being an entrepreneur more than I like of the idea of buying the Jets."
"Being an entrepreneur is hard. Having supportive and caring investors helps."
"It's not easy for an entrepreneur to find the time to blog. But for those who do it, it is a great tool to communicate with the various stakeholders in their business and build a reputation for thought leadership."
"If you've got $25,000, $50,000, $100,000, you're better off paying off any debt you have because that's a guaranteed return."
"Always look for the fool in the deal. If you don't find one, it's you."
"I'm a believer that you accomplish much, much more with direct relationships than by using an intermediary. And that cash you keep in the bank can be the difference between staying alive as a small business, or not."
"The only thing any entrepreneur, salesperson or anyone in any position can control is their effort."