The motivation for founding a company should be the fun of constructing something and building something, and the feeling you’re making an impact.
Business Quotes
Charles Best, Founder of donorschose.org
Making a social impact in the world is a metric of personal worth that is as important, or more important, than the money you’ve
Micheal Arrington, Tech Crunch founder
Famous quote: I don’t care if you’re a billionaire. If you haven’t started a company, really gambled your resume and your money and maybe
Dominic de Sole, Tom Ford’s business partner
I wouldn’t know what else to do if I didn’t work, to be very honest. You see, I don’t play golf.
Dominic de Sole, Tom Ford’s business partner
The company was like my child. So it was very emotional. I never cried when my parents died. But I cried the day Wew
Bill Gates, On measurement
In the past year, I have been struck by how important measurement is to improving the human condition. You can achieve incredible progress if
Bad things are instantly gratifying
It’s interesting to note that things that are bad for us area almost always instantly gratifying – boozing; lying around on the couch; eating
Cutting down sandalwood in islands around 1812
According to one American sandalwood trader, cutting down the tree was ‘a highly favorite part of the work, and was frequently severely disputed for
Senegalese entrepreneur, Stephan Senghor, Returns home
Montreal, it’s nice. But it’s done, it’s already built. Here I feel I add value.
Brad Kelley, Who sold his discount tabacco empire for $1B in 2001
Mr. Kelley doesn’t smoke. ‘I never defended it’ he says of his old business. ‘hopefully someday it will be phased out of society.’