I have had some great successes and great failures. I think every entrepreneur has. I try to learn from all of them.
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.
Good entrepreneurs are community builders, actively involved with their communities and dedicated to the community's well being. If you're dedicated to your community, it will be dedicated to you.
I value an entrepreneur I can get behind and trust, because I know they are attempting to move forward in life.
One misconception is that entrepreneurs love risk. Actually, we all want things to go as we expect. What you need is a blind optimism and a tolerance for uncertainty.
I think if you're an entrepreneur, you've got to dream big and then dream bigger.
I like to get attention for the things I think are important. And I think it is important that entrepreneurs - especially young ones - not be abused.
In the Valley, what's happened is you have entrepreneurs that just want to fill a hole in the market and have a rich exit.
In Silicon Valley, when you're a private company, the entrepreneur can do no wrong.
Unstructured play gives kids the space they need to tinker and take risks - both vital for the budding entrepreneur.
If I had to give one piece of advice to a budding entrepreneur, I would say: 'Aim big.'
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.
As a lot of the venture capital world seems to be shifting away from consumer, we want to make sure that consumer entrepreneurs know there's still money available.
The thing that fascinates me is that the way I came to film and television is extinct. Then there were gatekeepers, it was prohibitively expensive to make a film, to be a director you had to be an entrepreneur to raise money.
At President Obama's direction, the U.S Department of Agriculture is working hard to unleash the power of America's innovators and entrepreneurs to build a green energy economy.
Entrepreneurs cannot be happy people until they have seen their visions become the new reality across all of society.
First Round has an opportunity: to create an entirely new kind of online publication, built for technology entrepreneurs, where they can learn how to build better companies.
Keep going, no matter what.” --Reginald F. Lewis: Lawyer, entrepreneur, philanthropist, Chairman, CEO ---
Honesty and integrity are by far the most important assets of an entrepreneur.
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.
The American economy has been built and sustained by risk-taking entrepreneurs whose pioneering ideas and hard work gave birth to flourishing businesses.
