Startup Quotes – 2/14
from Brainy Quotes.com 02/14 selected & enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz
“We only have one Boss – the Customer. They can hire us or fire us by where they spend their money” Sam Walton, Walmart
“The creative will fulfill a need. The successful will understand how to sell it !!
“Sometimes when you “innovate”, you make mistakes. It’s best to admit them quickly, fix it, get that product out again”. Steve Jobs/Apple
“Your efforts are often only fully rewarded when you refuse to quit”
“Disneyland is the answer to my daughter’s question: “Daddy, why can’t we have a fun place to play? [Walt] We didn’t do it for the $$$.
“I want to make a “big splash” in the Ocean of life” Steve Jobs
“In business, everyone is paid two ways – $$$ & experience. Go for the experience first and the $$$ will follow”
“Intellectual property has the shelf life of a banana. The thick skin will protect you for awhile, but not for long” – Bill Gates
“Everyone wants to feel loved, cared about. If you meet their needs, they will love you forever and buy what your selling” – Mary Kay Ash
“Once you start a Business, you can become “obsessed”. Think of it all day & dream of it all night” – Henry Ford
“Wise are those that learn, that the Bottom Line doesn’t always have to be the top Priority”
“Time is the most important Resource. Unless it’s managed well, all your other Resources are insignificant”
“If you don’t Drive your business, you’ll be driven “out of business” – Malcolm Forbes (magazine)
“A company only has two functions – Innovation & Marketing”“
“The Customer’s not stupid anymore. Most know what they want, when they see it. Would your brother & mother both understand your product?
“A good leader clears the obstacles of his people, so they can do what he told them”
“A man should never neglect his family for his Business” – Walt Disney
“Don’t follow someone else’s Track. Blaze your own Trail !!!
“A business devoted to their Customer will only have one problem. What to do with all their money” – Henry Ford
“A company is only as good as the people it keeps” – Mary Kay Ash
“I never called any of my efforts “work”. I was in the business of bringing joy to people” – Walt Disney
“The whole purpose of business is to find & satisfy Customers”
“There are three most important Factors in business”
1) Quality people that produce your product & talk to your Customers,
2) Products that fulfill a need, and
3) Profit that enables you to Survive, until your Thrive & become an Overnight Success” – Lee Iococca, Chrysler
Comments: Do you have any Quotes about Startups or Business?