Quotes About Entrepreneurship

That first morning that I woke up self-employed, terror quickly consumed me. I found myself sitting with my laptop and realized, for the first time, that I was entirely responsible for all of my own decisions, as well as the consequences of those decisions.

I think Uber is just very different; there's no model to copy. It may be the reason why we've been a lightning rod in so many ways, because we don't do anything conventional... And then I think also, as an entrepreneur, I'm a bit of a lone wolf.

You've heard of the Wolf of Wall Street? I was like the Wolf of L.A.

Madam Walker was an incredible woman, but she wasn't the only one of her time who was. She just took it to the highest height.

Women need to be less squeamish about making money.

Madam Walker was a master marketer. But her brilliance was in taking it to another level by training women, by traveling, by making very motivational speeches and by providing independent income for women who otherwise would have to be maids and sharecroppers.

I have made it possible for many colored women to abandon the washtub for a more pleasant and profitable occupation.

Madame Walker was one of the four iconic women who really created what's now the modern hair-care and cosmetics industry, and we know about her in the black community because everybody gets their hair done.

As much as any woman of the twentieth century, Madam Walker paved the way for the profound social changes that altered women's place in American society.

Madam Walker's name gets thrown out as either the savior of black women's hair or she's the evil devil.

The path to diversity begins with supporting, mentoring, and sponsoring diverse women and men to become leaders and entrepreneurs.

We want young people to come forward with bright ideas; we want the women and men in our country to have jobs.

Sometimes people think Y Combinator has big ideas about themes. But really, we just fund the best startups.

I think that putting merchandising into the hands of the artist themselves is one of the best things for the artist.

The bigger a company gets, the more people are involved in decisions, the slower decisions get made. Look, the whole theory of startups is that three motivated people can go and do something that every company can't.

I believe the quickest and most sure way to reduce poverty, raise living standards and create jobs around the world is to make economies and governments more open and free, thereby encouraging business and entrepreneurship.

Small businesses are the number one job creators in America. Therefore, it is important that the federal government creates an environment that helps them succeed, not one that sets them up to fail.

We're pretty broad as investors. Our thesis is work with great entrepreneurs that believe they can change the world.

I'm kind of like a samurai. They say if you want to be a samurai, you can't be afraid of dying, and as soon as you flinch, you get your head cut off. I'm not afraid of losing this business.

The thing that really sticks - and when you talk to entrepreneurs, they say the same - is just thinking about the next day, the next week.

Any car designer always dreams about designing their own car - if they say they don't, they're lying... For me, it was never about starting my own company just to make another car.

In the journey of an entrepreneur, the most important thing is self-belief and the ability to convert that belief into reality.

Entrepreneurs, by disposition, are built to think big. When a role no longer affords those opportunities, it might be best to leave it in capable hands and move on.

Think big; think disruptive. Execute with full passion.