Quotes from Sallie Krawcheck

As an entrepreneur, I've learned how crucial it is to be able to call a spade a spade and avoid falling in love with a particular strategy or product. Instead, you need to let the customer tell you what she needs - and to change her as she changes.

People just haven't saved enough for retirement. And they're going to outlive their money.

Whenever you start a new business, the sheer number of variables at hand makes failure a constant possibility.

I love to talk. I love to share. I love to vent. But I prefer action.

I prefer the word "engagement." Instead of empowerment, it's enabling women to engage in business.

One thing I never thought about in my big-company job? Cash flow. When your business has billions of dollars in revenue, you can make a lot of mistakes and still have a viable business. But in a startup, make a few hiring mistakes, and you can find yourself in real jeopardy fast.

A computer can have so much more in its brain that a human can.

A dysfunctional team means a dysfunctional - and likely doomed - company.

You know those days at the office when you used to come in and not really do much? You don't get days like that as an entrepreneur. If you don't do the work you need to, nothing happens that needs to. It's that simple.

I read research like other people read sports magazines or fashion magazines.