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Quotes About Entrepreneur

Funds from a Swiss-German bank were made available for him through Jewish and Gentile entrepreneur-partners to build model (in the other sense) dwellings for impoverished Jews, without any obligation, though the evangelical side of the money naturally hoped for the admission of Gospel Light along with the natural kind. The district which filled with the Orthodox became known as Mea Shearim which, were it known to be the work of ardently Christian hands, might surprise its present-day residents.
~ Simon Schama
I value an entrepreneur I can get behind and trust, because I know they are attempting to move forward in life.
~ Daymond John
The focus of the entrepreneur must always be on exchanging products or services for money, and anything that distracts from that like actually running a business, should be avoided where possible.
~ John Winterson Richards
I decided to combine my musical background, business education and creative abilities - and go into the record business.
~ Alan W. Livingston
I run a whole record label, I'm a whole entrepreneur.
~ Boosie
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.
~ Marvin Sapp
My passion is music, you know, and music influences culture, influences lifestyle, which leads me to 'Roc-A-Wear'. I was forced to be an entrepreneur, so that led me to be CEO of 'Roc-A-Fella' records, which lead to Def Jam.
~ Jay-Z
The classic problem as an entrepreneur is that they have a hard time delegating. But that's really crazy. Recruiting other executives is critical, so is dealing with customers and dealing with regulators. Those are functions that only the top founders can do.
~ Robert Pozen
You always help out a local businessperson.
~ Buddy Valastro
Magic has lived an extraordinary life as a champion athlete, passionate activist, and highly successful entrepreneur. The impact of Magic's life on the game of basketball and beyond is undeniable.
~ Rick Famuyiwa
Don't think of yourself as a surrogate mule, think of yourself as an entrepreneur of the physical.
~ George Saunders
Balance in general is difficult, but I refuse to go through life and just have work and not have good balance. I want to be an example, not only to my own children but also to artists and other entrepreneurs, that you can be a workaholic and also be a good husband and good father.
~ Scooter Braun
My father was an entrepreneur - a sign maker, and he had about 20 employees - and often he'd take me to business meetings, and I would listen to him talk with his workers and customers. We would also talk a lot about business over dinner.
~ Bernard L. Schwartz
I've been an entrepreneur and venture capitalist in the cryptocurrency industry for a long time, working with numerous projects.
~ Brock Pierce
I hate the title of being called 'the richest woman in India,' but it's the recognition that this was the value that I had created as a woman entrepreneur, and that makes me very, very proud.
~ Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
A good chef has to be a manager, a businessman and a great cook. To marry all three together is sometimes difficult.
~ Wolfgang Puck
The key to success as an entrepreneur is finding an opportunity, and when you find it, executing like crazy.
~ Scott Duffy
But finding a good idea is apparently not all that hard. Finding an entrepreneur who can execute a good idea is a different matter entirely. One needs a person who can take an idea from proposal to reality, work the long hours, build a team, handle the pressures and setbacks, manage technical and people problems alike, and stick with the effort for years on end without getting distracted or going insane. Such people are rare and extremely hard to spot.
~ Atul Gawande
But finding a good idea is apparently not all that hard. Finding an entrepreneur who can execute a good idea is a different matter entirely. One needs a person who can take an idea from proposal to reality, work the long hours, build a team, handle the pressures and setbacks, manage technical and people problems alike, and stick with the effort for years on end without getting distracted or going insane. Such people are rare and extremely hard to spot. Smart
~ Atul Gawande
Entrepreneurship is a kind of management.
~ Eric Ries
What if it turns out that the customer doesn't want the product we're building? Although this is never good news for an entrepreneur, finding out sooner is much better than finding out later. Working
~ Eric Ries
Second, when an entrepreneur has an unclear hypothesis, it's almost impossible to experience complete failure, and without failure there is usually no impetus to embark on the radical change a pivot requires.
~ Eric Ries
Entrepreneurship is management
~ Eric Ries
As an entrepreneur, you had one, maybe two, but usually not more than three chances to catch lightning in a bottle; as a venture capitalist, however, you could chase lightning as long as you had cash to invest.
~ Ben Mezrich