Brilliant Quotes from Silicon Valley Entrepreneur (IM 596)

  1. Fred Wilson, Co-Founder of Union Square Venture:
          "Being different matters. But you have to be different in a ways that users will feel right way."
2. Ginni Rometti, Chairman, President, CEO of IBM:
        "The only way to survive is to continuously transform into something else. It's this idea of continuous transformation that makes you a innovative company"
3. Jason Fried, Founder and CEO of Basecamp:
     "There's nothing wrong with staying small. You can do big things with small team."
4. Jessica Alba, Co-founder, The Honest Company:
     "The only way you can measure your success is by reflecting and seeing what you want out of the experience. And the journey is just as much a part of success you seek out."
5. Leopat Magnus, Creative Director, Infinit:
     "If you have doubts, try. If you have certainties, doubts."
6. Margaret Gould-Stewart, Director of Product Design, Facebook:
     "You need to build a culture that cares about quality."
7. Max Levchin, CEO, Affirm:
    "Being a start-up CEO feels a lot like a pinball machine. On good days, you move the flaps to keep the ball up. On bad days, you are the ball. "
8. Peter Awad, Founder, Slow Hustle Podcast:
    "You have to zig when they zag."
9. Peter Shankman, Founder, HARO:
   "You can't make anything viral, but you can make something good."
10. Peter Theil, Co-Founder Palantir:
     "Founders should have a history before they start a company - otherwise, they are just rolling a dice. "
11. Renne James, President, Intel:
    "In my experience, in this industry, the things that have been breakthrough have all been about connecting human beings to each other, communicating with each other. "
12. Timothy Hwang, Co-Founder, Fiscal Note:
      "People really need to start engaging in order for our country to be a better place."
 

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