Quotes About Execution

Winners don't do different things, they just do things differently" is his philosophy of Life.

You pitch outside, you throw inside," he liked to say.

If I am to be condemned," I announced as I whirled around to face him, "then I shall go to my execution giddy and in good spirits.

Vision without action is daydream. Action without vision is nightmare.

Vision without action is a daydream. Action with without vision is a nightmare.

Doing things is not the same as getting things done.

If you constantly fret about timing things perfectly, they'll never happen.

Culture is action, not words.

Ideas are cheap and plentiful. The original pitch idea is such a small part of a business that it's almost negligible. The real question is how well you execute.

Easy. Easy is a word that's used to describe other people's jobs. "That should be easy for you to do, right?" But notice how rarely people describe their own tasks as easy. For you, it's "Let me look into it"—but for others, it's "Get it done.

The future is a major abstraction, riddled with a million vibrating variables you can't control. The best information you'll ever have about a decision is at the moment of execution.

Give up on the guesswork. Decide what you're going to do this week, not this year. Figure out the next most important thing and do that. Make decisions right before you do something, not far in advance.

It doesn't matter how much you plan, you'll still get some stuff wrong anyway. Don't make things worse by overanalyzing and delaying before you even get going.

you can brainstorm, you can argue, you can survey, but only shipping will tell you whether you're going to sink or swim.

Decide what you're going to do this week, not this year. Figure out the next most important thing and do that. Make decisions right before you do something, not far in advance.

It's tempting for people to obsess over tools instead of what they're going to do with those tools.

los planes no son compatibles con la improvisación. Y tienes que ser capaz de improvisar. Tienes

Start a business, not a startup Ah

Give up on the guesswork. Decide what you're going to do this week, not this year. Figure out the next most important thing and do that. Make decisions right before you do something, not far in advance. It's OK to wing it. Just get on the plane and go. You can pick up a nicer shirt, shaving cream, and a toothbrush once you get there.

Act like an actual business and you'll have a much better shot at succeeding.

Until you actually start making something, your brilliant idea is just that, an idea. And everyone's got one of those.

Tener la idea de eBay no tiene nada que ver con ir y crear eBay. Lo que importa es lo que haces, no lo que piensas o planeas.

It doesn't matter how much you plan, you'll still get some stuff wrong anyway. Don't make things worse by overanalyzing and delaying before you even get going. Long projects zap morale. The longer it takes to develop, the less likely it is to launch. Make the call, make progress, and get something out now—while you've got the motivation and momentum to do so.

Arrow doesn't allow that kind of "home office knows best" bureaucracy that kills momentum. "The people that run a business really know that business. We execute better because we push activities and decisions down to them," Long explains. "I believe our success is because the people we acquired in the deal all feel they are a part of it.