Quotes about Entrepreneur

The entrepreneur always searches for change, responds to it, and exploits it as an opportunity. Votes: 4

For a successful entrepreneur it can mean extreme wealth. But with extreme wealth comes extreme responsibility. And the responsibility for me is to invest in creating new businesses, create jobs, employ people, and to put money aside to tackle issues where we can make a difference. Votes: 4

Entrepreneur is just French for 'has ideas, does them'. Votes: 3

Entrepreneur, become so disciplined that even your distractions become focused. Votes: 3

This one is for the boys in the polos Entrepreneur niggas & the moguls Votes: 3

Entrepreneur, make today count but don't let the day count you. ~ Onyi Anyado. Votes: 3

Entrepreneur, your last 20 tweets has to be about your brain, brand and business. Votes: 3

A successful self-publisher must fill three roles: Author, Publisher, and Entrepreneur"”or APE. Votes: 3

Entrepreneur is someone who has a vision for something and a want to create. Votes: 3

Entrepreneur, your message, mindset and mandate is connected to your brand, business and brain. Votes: 3

Entrepreneurial profit is the expression of the value of what the entrepreneur contributes to production. Votes: 3

Entrepreneur, if your going to start up, make sure you start up with excellence in mind. Votes: 3

Entrepreneur, if you're going to start up, make sure you start up with excellence in mind Votes: 3

Entrepreneur, your either raising the bar of excellence or your exhaling at the bar which is expensive. Votes: 3

Entrepreneur 'just denotes that you recognize that you're doing things across disciplines and that you're blazing your own path. Votes: 3

Entrepreneurs are great at dealing with uncertainty and also very good at minimizing risk. That's the classic great entrepreneur. Votes: 3

'Entrepreneur 'just denotes that you recognize that you're doing things across disciplines and that you're blazing your own path. Votes: 3

Entrepreneur is not a job title. It is a state of mind of people who want to alter the future. Votes: 3

Being an entrepreneur is sexy... for those who haven't done it. In reality it's gritty, tough work where you will be filled with self doubt. Entrepreneurs are survivors. Votes: 3

Go APE: Author a great book, Publish it quickly, and Entrepreneur your way to success. Self-publishing isn't easy, but it's fun and sometimes even lucrative. Plus, your book could change the world. Votes: 3

Life is about perspective and I have a different perspective from most. I am not trying to be in Hip Hop at 43 and looking like an old man. I always enjoyed business and my independence. I am an Entrepreneur. Votes: 3

Looking ahead to 2015, if you're using Facebook for business purposes, stop posting selfies. Post videos showing how your business adds value. That will stand out in Facebook's newsfeed." -Jennifer Ritchie Payette, Futurist/Change Management Consultant, Entrepreneur, and co-author Modular Career Design Votes: 3

One skill of a great entrepreneur is to get a whole complicated discussion and then say, 'We're going to do this one and we're only going to do this one'. Managers are good at prioritizing. Entrepreneurs know what is the one thing. Votes: 3

Entrepreneurship isn't for everyone, and not everyone is going to be an entrepreneur, but women who turn to business, turn to economics, because there are people depending on them, I think that their creativity, their resilience, their spirit, embody what's best about entrepreneurship. Votes: 3

Entrepreneurship is the engine fuelling innovation, employment generation and economic growth. Only by creating an environment where entrepreneur- ship can prosper and where entrepreneurs can try new ideas and empower others can we ensure that many of the world’s issues will not go unaddressed. Votes: 3

The thing I preach constantly is do your research; build your knowledge base. Don't just go into business on a whim or a prayer - and don't think 'I'm an entrepreneur so I have to take risks'. Entrepreneurs don't take risks. They take calculated risks; only the good ones. Votes: 3

Difficulties mastered are opportunities won. Votes: 2

Act enthusiastic and you will be enthusiastic. Votes: 2

I'm an entrepreneur. 'Ambitious' is my middle name. Votes: 2

Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning. Votes: 2

Business opportunities are like buses, there's always another one coming. Votes: 2

If you are really thankful, what do you do? You share. Votes: 2

A savvy entrepreneur will not always look for investment money, first. Votes: 2

Giving is better than receiving because giving starts the receiving process. Votes: 2

Being an entrepreneur is my dream job, as it tests ones tenacity. Votes: 2

Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune. Votes: 2

The few who do are the envy of the many who only watch. Votes: 2

Don't be afraid to give up the good to go for the great. Votes: 2

The life purpose of the true social entrepreneur is to change the world. Votes: 2

Honesty and integrity are by far the most important assets of an entrepreneur. Votes: 2

Great achievement is usually born of great sacrifice, and is never the result of selfishness. Votes: 2

We were young, but we had good advice and good ideas and lots of enthusiasm. Votes: 2

I think if you're an entrepreneur, you've got to dream big and then dream bigger. Votes: 2

A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way. Votes: 2

My transition from scientist to entrepreneur? Some would say that I still haven't made that transition. Votes: 2

My son is now an 'entrepreneur.' That's what you're called when you don't have a job. Votes: 2

People are recognizing that I am an entrepreneur and do more than be on a reality TV show. Votes: 2

I'd rather invest in an entrepreneur who has failed before than one who assumes success from day one. Votes: 2

The thing most people don't pick up when they become an entrepreneur is that it never ends. It's 24/7. Votes: 2

Don't just read the easy stuff. You may be entertained by it, but you will never grow from it. Votes: 2

An entrepreneur assumes the risk and is dedicated and committed to the success of whatever he or she undertakes. Votes: 2

Better understated than overstated. Let people be surprised that it was more than you promised and easier than you said. Votes: 2

Every worthwhile accomplishment, big or little, has its stages of drudgery and triumph: a beginning, a struggle, and a victory. Votes: 2

An entrepreneur tends to bite off a little more than he can chew hoping he'll quickly learn how to chew it. Votes: 2

A man must be big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit from them, and strong enough to correct them. Votes: 2

Entrepreneurs are simply those who understand that there is little difference between obstacle and opportunity and are able to turn both to their advantage. Votes: 2

One of the huge mistakes people make is that they try to force an interest on themselves. You don't choose your passions; your passions choose you. Votes: 2

A lot of people have ideas, but there are few who decide to do something about them now. Not tomorrow. Not next week. But today. The true entrepreneur is a doer, not a dreamer. Votes: 2

I wanted to be an editor or a journalist, I wasn't really interested in being an entrepreneur, but I soon found I had to become an entrepreneur in order to keep my magazine going. Votes: 2

What separates sports from entrepreneurism, however, is that in business we constantly have to overcome undefined and unpredictable challenges. Athletes train for specific events and conditions, whereas entrepreneurs generally have little idea what they will encounter along the way. Votes: 2

Our tax policies, the tax relief and reform we passed in 2003 and 2005, helped get government out of the way of America's entrepreneurs, and our unemployment rate is now lower than it was in the 1970s, the 1980s, and the 1990s. Votes: 2

People ask me all the time, 'How can I become a successful entrepreneur?' And I have to be honest: It's one of my least favorite questions, because if you're waiting for someone else's advice to become an entrepreneur, chances are you're not one. Votes: 2

Being an entrepreneur is a mindset. You have to see things as opportunities all the time. I like to do interviews. I like to push people on certain topics. I like to dig into the stories where there's not necessarily a right or wrong answer. Votes: 2

I want to be happy. I realized that being happy isn't necessarily about getting there, it's how you get there. It almost sounds like a cliche, but every entrepreneur I've talked to - every good entrepreneur - really enjoys the 'how you get here.' Votes: 2

I love the incredible variety of demands directing makes on you, from the entrepreneur to the hustler to the deal-maker to the writer; to directing actors and the camera and working with music, sound, marketing and promotion. It uses so many sides of your brain. Votes: 2

I've always defined myself not as a cartoonist, but as an entrepreneur. That was true before I tried cartooning. I always imagined cartooning would be how I got my seed capital. I always thought my other businesses would be the less dominant part of my life. Votes: 2

You can't be an entrepreneur for other people. You can't start a company for other people. You have to love it more than you ever thought of loving something that wasn't a human being. The demands will kick you down and rob your life - but yet, it is so rewarding. Votes: 2

I consider myself an inventor first and an entrepreneur second. In real life, my hero is Thomas Edison. He was a great inventor, but also an outstanding entrepreneur who was able to sell his inventions to the masses. He didn't just develop the light bulb; he invented the entire electric grid and power distribution system. Votes: 2

As an entrepreneur, one of the biggest challenges you will face will be building your brand. The ultimate goal is to set your company and your brand apart from the crowd. If you form a strategy without doing the research, your brand will barely float - and at the speed industries move at today, brands sink fast. Votes: 2

I try not to dwell on big mistakes but to move on when I make a mistake. I make mistakes most of the times and that's part of the risk profile being an entrepreneur. I guess one big mistake I did was not to start my own company earlier. I spent nine years working for others before starting Kazaa in 2000. Votes: 2

Growing up in a group home, and with an undiagnosed learning disability to boot, the odds of success were not on my side. But when I joined the high school football team, I learned the value of discipline, focus, persistence, and teamwork - all skills that have proven vital to my career as a C.E.O. and social entrepreneur. Votes: 2

I started off with a company, InfoSpace, with my own funding. The company was listed among the most successful companies and I went on to start Intelius and Moon Express. Now, I focus my time on using the skills of an entrepreneur to solve many of the grand challenges facing us in the areas of education, healthcare, clean water and energy. Votes: 2

Im an accidental entrepreneur. Votes: 0

I'm an accidental entrepreneur. Votes: 0

The true entrepreneur is a doer Votes: 0

My father was a successful entrepreneur. Votes: 0

A good entrepreneur is a good teacher. Votes: 0

As an entrepreneur, you work out solutions. Votes: 0

As an entrepreneur, you never stop learning. Votes: 0

Yeah, I became a successful entrepreneur... Eventually Votes: 0

I consider myself an inventor, entrepreneur, and author. Votes: 0

An entrepreneur's life is always a continuous journey. Votes: 0

Today as an entrepreneur you have more options. Votes: 0

Being an entrepreneur is tough. Really, really tough. Votes: 0

The Church is a mother, not an entrepreneur. Votes: 0

I'm an entrepreneur first and a wine critic second. Votes: 0

An entrepreneur in debt is an entrepreneur in business. Votes: 0

An entrepreneur is someone who brings a pattern change. Votes: 0

I was into real estate. I was always an entrepreneur. Votes: 0

An entrepreneur needs to have values. Values that are wholesome. Votes: 0

An entrepreneur is like a musician creating a new song. Votes: 0

I've been an entrepreneur three times. I started three companies. Votes: 0

To some extent, being an entrepreneur is a lonely journey. Votes: 0

Being an entrepreneur is hard. Having supportive and caring investors helps. Votes: 0

I've always been an entrepreneur. I start businesses for a living. Votes: 0

Thinking big is only one part of being a successful entrepreneur. Votes: 0

That's part of being an entrepreneur - you watch your pennies. Votes: 0

As an entrepreneur, don't follow the crowd; let them follow you. Votes: 0

I wasn't born a natural entrepreneur. I had to be trained. Votes: 0

Not only CAN anyone be an entrepreneur, but they MUST be. Votes: 0

I was trying to be an entrepreneur at seven years old. Votes: 0

Being an entrepreneur is an existential, not just a financial thing. Votes: 0

Any self-respecting entrepreneur has borrowed money from their mother at some point. Votes: 0

Any successful entrepreneur knows that time is more valuable than money itself. Votes: 0

It takes a special kind of stubbornness to succeed as an entrepreneur Votes: 0

For an entrepreneur: wealth invites fame. For a celebrity: fame invites wealth. Votes: 0

The entrepreneur must be the best salesperson and marketer in his business. Votes: 0

A real entrepreneur is somebody who has no safety net underneath them. Votes: 0

You can't be an entrepreneur and work in a public company anymore. Votes: 0

You have got to be willing to be poor as an entrepreneur. Votes: 0

I believe that as an entrepreneur, when you share success, it grows. Votes: 0

Everyone can tell you the risk. An entrepreneur can see the reward. Votes: 0

The only right reason to be an entrepreneur is to change the world. Votes: 0

It's the combination: big idea with a good entrepreneur: there's nothing more powerful. Votes: 0

A true measure of an entrepreneur / successful-person is how they deal with adversity. Votes: 0

Everybody could be an entrepreneur, but very few will become very rich entrepreneurs. Votes: 0

As an entrepreneur, I try to push the limits. Pedal to the metal. Votes: 0

Problems are just businesses waiting for the right entrepreneur to unlock the value. Votes: 0

Most of what I learned as an entrepreneur was by trial and error. Votes: 0

The IPO is no exit for the entrepreneur; it's the start of purgatory. Votes: 0

You can't be an absentee entrepreneur and expect the team to stay motivated. Votes: 0

The problem with the French is that they have no word for entrepreneur. Votes: 0

You can't study to be an entrepreneur. Sometimes, you just have to jump. Votes: 0

A social entrepreneur is somebody who knows how to make an idea reality. Votes: 0

The opportunity for an entrepreneur to start a company from scratch today is abysmal. Votes: 0

An inventor creates something that works. An entrepreneur creates something that others will buy. Votes: 0

I don't like to sit and count my money and be a "happy entrepreneur". Votes: 0

Anyone can be an entrepreneur. All it takes is a little drive and ambition. Votes: 0

The greatest opportunities today are to go into business for yourself as an entrepreneur. Votes: 0

If your aspirations are not greater than your resources, you’re not an entrepreneur. Votes: 0

An entrepreneur isn't someone who owns a business, it's someone who makes things happen. Votes: 0

If you want to be an entrepreneur, it's not a job, it's a lifestyle. Votes: 0

Breaking the rules and challenging convention is in the DNA of every successful entrepreneur. Votes: 0

An entrepreneur is someone who can make enough money to pay for their mistakes. Votes: 0

As an entrepreneur, if you're the originator, you need to be faster than ever. Votes: 0

If you cannot handle the pressure, don't be an entrepreneur. Go get a job! Votes: 0

Being an entrepreneur is like eating glass and staring into the abyss of death. Votes: 0

In Silicon Valley, when you're a private company, the entrepreneur can do no wrong. Votes: 0

As an entrepreneur, you can always find a solution if you try hard enough. Votes: 0

I actually think every individual is now an entrepreneur, whether they recognize it or not. Votes: 0

An entrepreneur is someone that steals office supplies from home and brings them to work. Votes: 0

I told myself, 'I am teaching entrepreneurship, so I should be an entrepreneur myself.' Votes: 0

I've had many challenges - every entrepreneur does - it's the nature of the beast. Votes: 0

The hardest part about being an entrepreneur is that you'll fail ten times for every success. Votes: 0

Nothing turns off an investor more than when an entrepreneur comes in with a ridiculous valuation. Votes: 0

The only thing any entrepreneur, salesperson or anyone in any position can control is their effort. Votes: 0

There's no single right place to be an entrepreneur, but certainly there's something about Silicon Valley. Votes: 0

Three components make an entrepreneur: the person, the idea and the resources to make it happen. Votes: 0

A real businessman or entrepreneur has no enemies. Once he understand this, the sky's the limit. Votes: 0

If you aren't practicing and playing to be first, then maybe you shouldn't be an entrepreneur. Votes: 0

For a successful entrepreneur it can mean extreme wealth. But with extreme wealth comes extreme responsibility Votes: 0

I see myself as a classic middle market entrepreneur, and this is the role I fulfil. Votes: 0

The kind of products you envision as an entrepreneur is a function of your life experience. Votes: 0

If you want swashbuckling action in your life, become an entrepreneur and give it a go. Votes: 0

Frankly, I'm more of a researcher, teacher,motivat or, and coach than I am an entrepreneur. Votes: 0

There is nothing more powerful than a new idea in the hands of a social entrepreneur Votes: 0

You will be a great entrepreneur if you operate with a real sincere wanting to serve. Votes: 0

Central planning didn't work for Stalin or Mao, and it won't work for an entrepreneur either. Votes: 0

The thing that's wrong with the French is that they don't have a word for entrepreneur Votes: 0

You don't need to chase wealth, just become a real entrepreneur and the world is your oyster. Votes: 0

Don't kill the competition. Competition is healthy for businesses. It keeps you the entrepreneur on your toes. Votes: 0

An entrepreneur is someone with faith in their ability to make something where there was nothing before. Votes: 0

Being an entrepreneur simply means being someone who wants to make a difference to other people's lives. Votes: 0

The success of the young entrepreneur will be the key to India's transformation in the new millennium. Votes: 0

The better an entrepreneur succeeds, the more is he vilified and themore is he soaked by taxation. Votes: 0

The journey from employee to entrepreneur was a complex and taxing one for an immigrant like me. Votes: 0

The journey from employee to entrepreneur was a complex and taxing one for an immigrant like me, Votes: 0

As a new entrepreneur, you need a stake in the game, but you can't risk it all. Votes: 0

As an entrepreneur, the pressures of a startup can be enormous, but it's rarely life or death. Votes: 0

The most important job of an entrepreneur is to design the business before there is a business. Votes: 0

An entrepreneur is someone who jumps off a cliff and builds a plane on the way down. Votes: 0

Robots are the new middle class. And everyone else will either be an entrepreneur or a temp staffer. Votes: 0

Passion gets an entrepreneur through the startup days and the enormous efforts it takes to build a business. Votes: 0

Going into business for yourself, becoming an entrepreneur, is the modern-day equivalent of pioneering on the old frontier. Votes: 0

My father always said working for somebody else never amounted to anything. You have to be an entrepreneur Votes: 0

We are essentially outsiders and that is the best definition of an entrepreneur I have ever come across. Votes: 0

Most venture capitalists won't read a business plan unless the entrepreneur is introduced to them by a contact. Votes: 0

Being an #"Ž entrepreneur is not a get-rich scheme; it takes #"Ž strength of character to keep going. Votes: 0

It's good to work for someone else. Because then you appreciate it more when you are an entrepreneur. Votes: 0

I never thought of myself as an entrepreneur before I started this. I just like to build things. Votes: 0

I've always wanted to be a professional golfer. So what if you always wanted to be an entrepreneur? Votes: 0

Success comes more quickly to the entrepreneur that follows his instincts rather than following the progress of his competitors. Votes: 0

An entrepreneur assumes the risk and is dedicated and committed to the success of whatever he or she undertakes Votes: 0

In America, everybody thinks they're an entrepreneur. That's the problem. It's not a title that anybody should call oneself. Votes: 0

You can never be satisfied as an entrepreneur, and the basis of any successful, growing business is new clients. Votes: 0

There's an idealization of being an entrepreneur, but the most important thing is to have a really great idea. Votes: 0

As an entrepreneur, you love your business like a child, and you're taught to be laser-focused on the business. Votes: 0

Anybody who is an entrepreneur is a person who essentially has impaired judgment. The odds of success are zilch. Votes: 0

I think every entrepreneur in Canada owes the next generation a road map of how to do it again. Votes: 0

The entrepreneur profits to the extent he has succeeded in serving the consumers better than other people have done. Votes: 0

I'm not a non-profit person. I think of myself as an entrepreneur who wants to work on global education. Votes: 0

If I had to give one piece of advice to a budding entrepreneur, I would say: 'Aim big.' Votes: 0

The link between my experience as an entrepreneur and that of a politician is all in one word: freedom. Votes: 0

LEARN FROM FAILURE. If you are an entrepreneur and your first venture wasn't a success, welcome to the club. Votes: 0

Just like any business is a living, breathing thing, an entrepreneur has to be able to adapt over time. Votes: 0

I don't consider myself a social entrepreneur, but I'm thrilled to be doing good, if that's what I'm doing. Votes: 0

Dont buy into the 20-hours-a-day entrepreneur myth. You need to sleep 8 hours a day to have a focused mind. Votes: 0

Don't buy into the 20-hours-a-day entrepreneur myth. You need to sleep 8 hours a day to have a focused mind. Votes: 0

I'm an entrepreneur. I'm married to an entrepreneur. So I haven't just sipped the entrepreneurship cool-aid, I bleed this stuff. Votes: 0

A legislative entrepreneur...doesn't just believe the right things. He's out there trying to make a good idea legislatively viable. Votes: 0

I'm a freestyle creative entrepreneur. Not a businessman. I like to create ventures in which creativity stands at the centre. Votes: 0

When I became an entrepreneur, I had the knowledge to develop and manage budgets, market products and review legal contracts. Votes: 0

Failing can provide invaluable lessons and making mistakes and experiencing setbacks is part of the DNA of every successful entrepreneur. Votes: 0

A social entrepreneur finds market-based solutions for change. Because without a market-based solution, without a sustainable solution, you go nowhere. Votes: 0

Unstructured play gives kids the space they need to tinker and take risks - both vital for the budding entrepreneur. Votes: 0

Niklas Zennstroem has a thorough background as a successful entrepreneur with extensive expertise in areas such as IT and online. Votes: 0

I'm not an entrepreneur. I'm not a CEO. I'm a nerdy computer programmer who likes to have opinions on Twitter. Votes: 0

I am an entrepreneur and my goal is to create invention to the solution of human trafficking and extreme poverty. Votes: 0

The most powerful force in the world is a big idea- if it is the hands of a great entrepreneur. Votes: 0

A smart entrepreneur knows they cannot run a business on their own. They know that business is a team sport. Votes: 0

Being an entrepreneur is simply going from one mistake to the next. You must have the fortitude to continue on. Votes: 0

As an entrepreneur, what drives you has to be the good news; otherwise, you just don't get out of bed. Votes: 0

I've always been an entrepreneur, but it's never been about the money. I like a challenge, the harder the better. Votes: 0

The problem you ultimately want to have, as an entrepreneur, is deciding who to help, not deciding who can help you. Votes: 0

My dad is an unbelievable entrepreneur who balanced his life as a father and a president of two very successful companies. Votes: 0

An entrepreneur is someone who, almost artistically, designs a living entity which embodies the values, beliefs, and ambitions of the creator Votes: 0

An entrepreneur starts at square one and is not afraid to take chances to get to square one hundred and one Votes: 0

The idea of an entrepreneur is really thinking out of the box and taking risks and stepping up to major challenges. Votes: 0

Every entrepreneur deals with fears of failure. However, the truly successful know how to face these fears and keep on working. Votes: 0

The entrepreneur shifts economic resources out of an area of lower and into an area of higher productivity and greater yield. Votes: 0

I figured maybe I had some talent as an investor… since it seemed like I was only a half-assed entrepreneur. Votes: 0

Capital formation is shifting from the entrepreneur who invests in the future to the pension trustee who invests in the past. Votes: 0

Being an entrepreneur is not about being in love with an idea, it's about being in love with running a company. Votes: 0

As an entrepreneur, you have to be OK with failure. If you're not failing, you're likely not pushing yourself hard enough. Votes: 0

I value an entrepreneur I can get behind and trust, because I know they are attempting to move forward in life. Votes: 0

The only reason you should be an entrepreneur is because that's the only way the idea will come into the world. Votes: 0

One of the best skills of an entrepreneur is the ability to question. By asking new questions, new answers are found. Votes: 0

It doesn't matter whether the Dow is 5000 or 50,000. If you're an entrepreneur, there is no bad time to start a company. Votes: 0

I usually tell people that everything I learned about being an entrepreneur I learned by f'ing up at my first company. Votes: 0

My undergraduate studies at Brown and graduate degrees from Harvard prepared me for a multifaceted career as an actor, entrepreneur and philanthropist. Votes: 0

Youngsters want to change world. Elders want to enjoy their works.The entrepreneur sells anything needed by both to win their desires. Votes: 0

An entrepreneur is someone who dares to dream the dreams and is foolish enough to try to make those dreams come true. Votes: 0

The first - the most obvious test of a true social entrepreneur - is are they possessed, really possessed by an idea. Votes: 0

I don't like indecent, unearned wealth. But it is legitimate for an entrepreneur who has created something to make a good living. Votes: 0

Being an entrepreneur means the ability to think out of the box by putting away our fear of any risk, including financial. Votes: 0

I have had some great successes and great failures. I think every entrepreneur has. I try to learn from all of them. Votes: 0

A little bit of good can turn into a whole lot of good when fueled by the commitment of a social entrepreneur. Votes: 0

There are many wrong reasons to want to be an entrepreneur. I think there's only one good reason: to change the world. Votes: 0

All that you need to become an entrepreneur and change the world is a working brain - and pretty much nothing else. Votes: 0

Speed to fail should be every entrepreneur's motto. When you finally find the one idea that can't be killed, go with it. Votes: 0

We look for the scrappy entrepreneur: the kind of person who will get things done without looking to spend money right away. Votes: 0

You can never be an entrepreneur if you're afraid to lose money. It's like being a pilot who is afraid of bad weather. Votes: 0

We in government should learn to look at our country with the eyes of the entrepreneur, seeing possibilities where others see only problems Votes: 0

The stereotypical successful entrepreneur is Mark Zuckerberg - the young college dropout who dreamed up a crazy idea while in his dorm room. Votes: 0

Oh, I was brought up in the north of France, and I had a very enjoyable childhood with my family working as entrepreneur. Votes: 0

If you're an entrepreneur and you think that the president makes a difference to your business, you should stay at your current job. Votes: 0

Jean-Baptiste Say may have coined the term 'entrepreneur' but he totally missed the opportunity to put it on a t-shirt and sell it. Votes: 0

Accusing a home school kid of missing out on ‘socialization' is like accusing a work-at-home entrepreneur of missing out on corporate politics. Votes: 0

Once you meet an entrepreneur like Jack Ma, you just want to make sure you bet on him. It's not a hard decision. Votes: 0

Becoming an entrepreneur was the furthest thing from my mind. I actually had an identity crisis when I realized I had become one. Votes: 0

You may be a redneck if . . . you think you are an entrepreneur because of the "Dirt for Sale" sign in the front yard. Votes: 0

You know, being an entrepreneur is super hard work, and if you're not passionate about what you're doing, you're probably not going to succeed. Votes: 0

Being an entrepreneur doesn't make you a rich tycoon and being an innovator doesn't mean that you're successful. It just means that you're interesting. Votes: 0

Without question, the single most important attribute of a successful entrepreneur is integrity. And that's not some philosophical or theoretical malarkey; it's hard-nosed fact. Votes: 0

As an entrepreneur you keep trying things, and I try everything. I try business ideas, on our website we test everything, iterate, iterate, iterate. Votes: 0

I'm an explorer by nature, and being an entrepreneur allows me to explore new opportunities and technologies. And that's the best part of it. Votes: 0

Every venture capitalist says at some point, 'I wish I could run this company myself' -- to be the entrepreneur instead of the investor. Votes: 0

Surrounding yourself with creative, imaginative people is a good strategy for success whether you're an entrepreneur seeking innovation or an artist looking for inspiration. Votes: 0

As an investor-entrepreneur, I've always tried to be contrarian, to go against the crowd, to identify opportunities in places where people are not looking. Votes: 0

I think that my original drive as an entrepreneur was precisely that desire to get away from the image of the shipping magnate's son. Votes: 0

Every venture capitalist says at some point, 'I wish I could run this company myself' - to be the entrepreneur instead of the investor. Votes: 0

Every entrepreneur talks about the passion you have for your work, and I think that's what's missing with a lot of women in business. Votes: 0

The job of a social entrepreneur is to recognize when a part of society is stuck & to provide new ways to get it unstuck. Votes: 0

A true business opportunity is the on that an entrepreneur invents to grow him or herself. Not to work in, but to work on. Votes: 0

A true business opportunity is the on that an entrepreneur invents to grow him or herself. Not to work in, but to work on. Votes: 0

I've been acting since I was 10. My dad was an entrepreneur, so I guess something along those lines. I wouldn't want a 9-5 job. Votes: 0

I started out as an artist, and I continue to think of myself as an artist first, and a technologist and entrepreneur after that. Votes: 0

I also know, as an entrepreneur myself, you face new obstacles every day and you need to have the perseverance to see them through. Votes: 0

I've been an entrepreneur all my life, and my recent focus is on finding entrepreneurial solutions to address global challenges in healthcare and education. Votes: 0

If you choose to become a smoker, you are an idiot, and you may lack the discipline and intelligence to be a successful entrepreneur. Votes: 0

I always knew I wanted to be an entrepreneur. I started my own software company in high school and went to college to study entrepreneurship. Votes: 0

I'm always an entrepreneur, but I'd probably be a teacher. I like teaching kids, whether that's tennis on the courts or history in the classroom. Votes: 0

Konosuke Matsushita was a visionary entrepreneur. He started working very young as a teenager, and he eventually created Panasonic to become a truly global company. Votes: 0

Past success is no guarantee of future success, so I have learned to be an entrepreneur. I began to produce and direct my own projects. Votes: 0

If you're looking to become an entrepreneur then don't waste your time going to university or business school - just get on and do it. Votes: 0

Give me an entrepreneur with a lot of courage, gusto and who iterates rapidly, and I will back that person day in and day out. Votes: 0

I look for the entrepreneur to capture my attention. If you don't come out with a great presentation, you're dead. That's a big red flag, Votes: 0

I worked for Microsoft until 1996, till I had a different angle to view life. I wanted to be an entrepreneur and control my own destiny. Votes: 0

I guess to be an entrepreneur you have to have a large ego, enormous pride and an ability to inspire others to follow your lead, Votes: 0

For me, self-esteem-building and confidence-building is the foundation for anything that we do, whether you want to be a writer, a painter, or a entrepreneur. Votes: 0

Well, you know, I love being an entrepreneur and when I did 'Celebrity Apprentice' with Mr. Trump, he taught us a lot about starting businesses. Votes: 0

If, as is generally the case, the heirs are not equal to the demands which life makes on an entrepreneur, the inherited wealth rapidly vanishes. Votes: 0

Without question, the notion of the doctor as a legitimate fee-for-service entrepreneur, making his fortune from misfortunes of his patients, is old-fashioned, distasteful, and doomed. Votes: 0

When I was starting out, being a young entrepreneur was not fashionable. Parents would ask, 'When are you going to get a real job?' Votes: 0

I'm an entrepreneur, a businessman. I've got a lot of money, and that doesn't go very well with the whole 'starving artist in a garret' routine. Votes: 0

I think it's just fear of death. I can't bear to go to sleep. There's very little, you know, between an entrepreneur and a crazy person. Votes: 0

My advice for an entrepreneur just starting out is to differentiate yourself. Why are you different? What's important about you? Why does the customer need you? Votes: 0

Selling is the most important skill as an entrepreneur. I'm not talking so much about selling a product so much as selling yourself, team, and deals. Votes: 0

To be a real entrepreneur you always have to be looking forward. The moment you rest on your laurels is the moment your competition overtakes you. Votes: 0

In terms of formal education, I may somewhat lacking. I never finished school. I am a self-taught entrepreneur, that's the best kind there is, trust me Votes: 0

The strongest thing you can cultivate as an entrepreneur is to not rely on luck but cultivating an ability to recognize fortunate situations when they are occurring. Votes: 0

The very act of becoming an entrepreneur is contrarian to middle class values, study hard, get a good job, be happy with secure income and steady salary. Votes: 0

I learned I'm not a good executive. I'm an entrepreneur, and I'm creative. I have to go with my gut and do what I want to do. Votes: 0

I've been lucky enough to be involved in a number of great startups, including eBay and Wikia as an entrepreneur and LinkedIn and Paypal as an investor. Votes: 0

When I was coming up as an entrepreneur, I had to fight for everything I got, and there was no clear roadmap of how to be successful. Votes: 0

I'm an entrepreneur and a businesswoman and I do a lot of different things besides my work on television and people probably don't know that about me. Votes: 0

I've always loved to write, and I kept a diary of what I thought about my business, being an entrepreneur and other things of interest to me. Votes: 0

I'll say this: I can't think of one instance in my 20 years in venture capital in which I have wanted to sell a company before the entrepreneur. Votes: 0

I think when I was on the corporate ladder, it was very difficult to maintain the hours. It's a little easier when you have you're an entrepreneur. Votes: 0

The idea of becoming an entrepreneur is something that is not taught very well in school and is something that people should try to do earlier on. Votes: 0

A work-in-progress generates its own energy field. You, the artist or entrepreneur, are pouring love into the work; you are suffusing it with passion and intention and hope. Votes: 0

As an entrepreneur making decisions for your company, always go back to your first principles of what's important to you and why you started in the first place. Votes: 0

I've gotten more press than any entrepreneur could dream of - certainly more than I deserve - and I've never had a public relations firm working for me. Votes: 0

That's a tough question; I've been acting since I was 10. My dad was an entrepreneur, so I guess something along those lines. I wouldn't want a 9-5 job. Votes: 0

An entrepreneur must pitch a potential investor for what the company is worth as well as sell the dream on how much of a profit can be made. Votes: 0

If given a choice between investing in someone who has read REWORK or has an MBA, I'm investing in REWORK every time. A must read for every entrepreneur. Votes: 0

I think a good entrepreneur has a very clear grasp of what the goal is, an unwavering sense of the goal, an utterly agile approach of getting there. Votes: 0

About 10 million people start a business each year, and about one out of two will make it. The average entrepreneur is often on his or her third startup. Votes: 0

Being an entrepreneur isn't really about starting a business. It's a way of looking at the world: seeing opportunity where others see obstacles, taking risks when others take refuge. Votes: 0

Life is just a set of experiences. As long as there are new experiences for me in a corporate job, I don't think I have to be an entrepreneur. Votes: 0

Whether you're an entrepreneur, an employee, a student, a homemaker, a writer, it's time to start forgetting about all the ways the world has promised you safety and comfort. Votes: 0

Often times I have been asked about the attributes for success, and I have said that you need two attributes for succeeding as an entrepreneur: one, courage, second, luck. Votes: 0

Learn to raise capital by any means necessary. That's your primary job as an entrepreneur. You must continually raise capital from family and friends, banks, suppliers, customers and investors. Votes: 0

If you want to understand the entrepreneur, study the juvenile delinquent. The delinquent is saying with his actions, ‘This sucks, I'm going to do my own thing.' Votes: 0

It's the combination: big idea with a good entrepreneur: there's nothing more powerful. That's just as true [for] education and human rights as it is for hotel or steels. Votes: 0

I have to prioritize: father first, and then a pastor and a recording artist and entrepreneur. I try to put everything in proper perspective, and then the proper priority. Votes: 0

There are a lot of people building small ideas now. There's an idealization of being an entrepreneur, but the most important thing is to have a really great idea. Votes: 0

Don't let the fear of failure or failure as a whole stop you from becoming an entrepreneur. Failure doesn't define you or your business unless you allow it to. Votes: 0

Being an entrepreneur does require commitment. It is hard work, but it is also highly rewarding. So when you can look back and see yourself building a successful company. Votes: 0

Today's developer is a poor substitute for the committed entrepreneur of the last century for whom the work of architecture represented a chance to celebrate the worth of his enterprise. Votes: 0

But while my inner voice was clearly telling me I was at my core an entrepreneur, it's inconvenient to decide at twenty-three that you can't really work for other people. Votes: 0

To be an entrepreneur, it just takes a lot of persistence, dedication, and drive. No matter what happens, you have to be wiling to get back up and try again. Votes: 0

Starting a business is like jumping out of an airplane without a parachute. In mid air, the entrepreneur begins building a parachute and hopes it opens before hitting the ground. Votes: 0

I suddenly began to realize that to become an entrepreneur in the marijuana business would make me fairly well off. And I also liked the lifestyle, my own working hours. Votes: 0

In 2007, Stanford Business School Advisory committee asserted that self awareness was the most important attribute a leader should develop. The challenge for the modern entrepreneur is to take that path. Votes: 0

I said that if I were an industrialist or entrepreneur, I would invest in agriculture-based enterprises, for there is so much that can be done in manufacturing, in food preservation. Votes: 0

You do not have to be the son of a rich man to be an entrepreneur. Today kids are far more willing to take risks because they've seen high rewards. Votes: 0

You will find that every successful entrepreneur has suffered many setbacks. These entrepreneurs just forget to mention these when they are doing interviews with the 'Wall Street Journal' or Bloomberg TV. Votes: 0

First of all I would make about 80% of the people law-abiding citizens again. The policy which is carried out now makes every entrepreneur and businessman a thief against his own will. Votes: 0

First of all I would make about 80% of the people law-abiding citizens again. The policy which is carried out now makes every entrepreneur and businessman a thief against his own will. Votes: 0

As an entrepreneur at heart, I am excited to see so many new opportunities, and I am honoured to accept this opportunity to help shape the next stage of HTC's development, Votes: 0

Good entrepreneurs can manage, but no one but an entrepreneur can entrepreneur, let alone help build and lead the world's community of leading social entrepreneurs and their top business entrepreneur allies. Votes: 0

I want to be a serial entrepreneur: Incubate an idea, get it to a good state, and make that an enabler to get to the next state. It's every researcher's fantasy. Votes: 0

You can take the smartest kid at Wharton, the one who gets straight A's and has a 170 IQ, and if he doesn't have the instincts, he'll never be a successful entrepreneur. Votes: 0

I take a lean-startup approach: creating agile, interdisciplinary teams that get the minimum viable product to market as soon as possible. It's my job to be entrepreneur-in-residence, an internal change agent. Votes: 0

Your time as the entrepreneur is worth hundreds of dollars an hour. If you are doing tasks you could hire out, those are stopping you from earning that kind of money. Votes: 0

Whatever you do, be different - that was the advice my mother gave me, and I can't think of better advice for an entrepreneur. If you're different, you will stand out. Votes: 0

If you want to be a real entrepreneur you have to be the cause, you have to be the creator of someone else's new realty. Which eliminates time, space, motion, and friction. Votes: 0

I have this ratio that if you divide age of entrepreneur by market cap of company. For Facebook it's one. Every year of his life Zuckerberg has been making $1 billion for investors. Votes: 0

The act of being an entrepreneur is a theological act: it is a belief that God has given you the tools to go out, make money and take care of your family. Votes: 0

If I had one piece of advice to tell an entrepreneur, I always say, 'You have to have emotional investment in what you're working on.' That's what we lacked at Odeo. Votes: 0

Nobody does just one thing. But the real difference between being an entrepreneur and everyone else in the world is the ability to monetize. I am an entrepreneur in the classic mold. Votes: 0

I was never, ever interested in becoming a businessman or an entrepreneur. If I was a businessman, or saw myself as a businessman, I would have never gone into the airline business. Votes: 0

Work should be personal. For all of us. Not just for the artist and entrepreneur. Work should have meaning for the accountant, the construction worker, the technologist, the manager and the clerk. Votes: 0

My father, an entrepreneur but hardly a technologist, was looking to buy a computer to 'automate' our family business. In 1981, he characteristically dove head first into computing and bought an Osborne I. Votes: 0

If anyone tells you that you're too old to be an entrepreneur or that you have the wrong background, don't listen to them. Go with your gut instincts and pursue your passions. Votes: 0

There's an old chestnut that asks whether an entrepreneur is born or made and I think it's a combination of both. You need the talent; without the talent you can't do it. Votes: 0

Being an entrepreneur means that you are sort of inventing something new. You're giving birth to a company. You're giving birth to a new product, a new service. And that's always exciting. Votes: 0

There is a lot of interest in the arts, music, theatre, filmmaking, engineering, architecture and software design. I think we have now transitioned the modern-day version of the entrepreneur into the creative economy. Votes: 0

An entrepreneur cannot be trained. A man becomes and entrepreneur by seizing an opportunity and filling the gap. No special education is required for such a display of keen judgment, foresight, and energy. Votes: 0

It was a chance encounter with a biotech entrepreneur from Ireland that got me started as an entrepreneur in India, because I partnered this Irish company in setting up India's first biotech company. Votes: 0

Every entrepreneur needs ideas, vision, and creativity - no matter what the product or service. Not only that, but the product should truly delight customers and become an essential part of their lives. Votes: 0

An entrepreneur needs to know what they need, period. Then they need to find an investor who can build off whatever their weaknesses are - whether that's through money, strategic partnerships or knowledge. Votes: 0

Regardless of whether you are an entrepreneur or whether you are an employee of a large company, the absolute prerequisite is that you must know your stuff. There is no substitute for this. Votes: 0

Before there is a business, a successful entrepreneur is designing this type of business in his or her mind's eye. According to my rich dad, this is the job of a true entrepreneur. Votes: 0

I had no plans to be an entrepreneur. I just wanted to be a journalist and write for a magazine. At 15, I just decided to leave school and launch a national student magazine. Votes: 0

Part of the challenge of being an entrepreneur, if you're going for a really huge opportunity, is trying to find problems that aren't quite on the radar yet and try to solve those. Votes: 0

I think a lot of becoming an entrepreneur is something which people have to learn just from getting out there and giving it a go, and having to learn the art of survival. Votes: 0

Part of the challenge of being an entrepreneur, if you're going for a really huge opportunity, is trying to find problems that aren't quite on the radar yet and try to solve those Votes: 0

I am an entrepreneur in the classic mold. No matter what I do - outside of sticking my tongue out - I tend to make money, and quite a bit in non-KISS stuff. Votes: 0

I'm a big believer in being an entrepreneur. It's easy for me to say because I work for myself and I am someone who likes that process. You have control over your destiny. Votes: 0

I've never really thought of myself as an entrepreneur. I think of an entrepreneur as someone who wants to make a lot of money. That has never been at the top of my list. Votes: 0

I’m an entrepreneur at heart. I’m not afraid of starting up, starting over or even failing for that matter, because the fact that I try new things in itself is a victory. Votes: 0

Imagine the world of mobile based on Nokia and Motorola if Apple had not been restarted by a missionary entrepreneur named Steve Jobs who cared more for his vision than being tactical and financial. Votes: 0

I think like a Silicon Valley entrepreneur. Failure is a great teacher. At the same time, you must remember, success will never last... Whether it's tech or fashion, it must be for the customer. Votes: 0

Out there in some garage is an entrepreneur who's forging a bullet with your company's name on it. You've got one option now - to shoot first. You've got to out innovate the innovators. Votes: 0

As a kid, I harbored this fantasy of starting a company. I looked at the entrepreneur column in Forbes. I looked at it every month and thought, 'I want to be that guy.' Votes: 0

Sea-Monkeys are hybrid brine shrimp and the brainchild of the mail-order entrepreneur Harold von Braunhut in 1957. When their crystallized eggs are submerged in water, minuscule crustaceans emerge; they can grow up to 2 inches long. Votes: 0

The market is sovereign and in the magic economy of the small entrepreneur there is no authoritarian center... in the political sphere... the equilibrium of powers prevails, and hence there is no chance of despotism. Votes: 0

I've witnessed first hand the impact the Benchmark team has had on new ventures, and I believe their commitment to the entrepreneur and dedication to building companies of lasting value really set the firm apart. Votes: 0

If you want to be an entrepreneur, fail as fast as you can. The longer you go without that experience, the more afraid you will be of it, and then you will never do it! Votes: 0

This is the reason why there are currently about 6,000 startups in Israel. And the nature of the Israeli entrepreneur—who is not afraid and is resourceful, motivated and fast moving—all give us an advantage. Votes: 0

Solve a real problem. You don't start a company because you want to be an entrepreneur or the fame and glory that comes along with it. You become an entrepreneur to solve a real problem. Votes: 0

My job involves a lot of different skills now - I'm as much entrepreneur and management consultant as anything else these days - but IA is still my favorite part of the work I do. Votes: 0

My job involves a lot of different skills now - I'm as much entrepreneur and management consultant as anything else these days - but IA is still my favorite part of the work I do Votes: 0

A successful entrepreneur can't be afraid of failures or setbacks. An initial setback can be a great opportunity to take a new and more promising approach to any problem, to come back stronger than ever. Votes: 0

I'm definitely a serial entrepreneur and a serial snacker. And when it comes to snacks, I'm more of a salty snacker, though I've been known to have a craving for sweets from time to time. Votes: 0

As an entrepreneur, you've got to protect against the company going bust. And as an adventurer, you've got to protect against losing your life. It's even more important as an adventurer to get it right. Votes: 0

Your biggest challenge as an entrepreneur is not concealing your idea from others or keeping your idea a secret, it is actually convincing people that you're not crazy and that you can pull this off. Votes: 0

I think the word 'social entrepreneur' is a really good description of what I am. What that means me to is that you have the entrepreneurial gift and spirit to create something out of nothing. Votes: 0

Growing up in a family of doctors, I wanted to be a brain surgeon for a while. But ultimately, I get most excited about creating things, which is why I decided to become an entrepreneur. Votes: 0

I advise all of the entrepreneurs that I know to attend at least one entrepreneurship event every week. The worst thing an entrepreneur can do is to confine his or herself to a cubby hole. Votes: 0

...most entrepreneurial types are free-wheelers who like to do a variety of things and do not enjoy routine tasks. But a smart entrepreneur will eventually learn that while ideas start businesses, organization makes them successful. Votes: 0