best motivational quotes of all time entrepreneur inspiration

1 Steve Jobs and Philosophy (Popular Culture and Philosophy)

How do Jobs’s achievements alter the way we think about technology in relation to human life?

How do Jobs’s achievements alter the way we think about technology in relation to human life?

By : SHAWN E. KLEIN

STEVE JOBS AND PHILOSOPHY (POPULAR CULTURE AND PHILOSOPHY)

2 Steve Jobs and Philosophy (Popular Culture and Philosophy) BY Shawn E. Klein

How do Jobs’s achievements alter the way we think about technology in relation to human life?

How do Jobs’s achievements alter the way we think about technology in relation to human life?


By : SHAWN E. KLEIN

STEVE JOBS AND PHILOSOPHY (POPULAR CULTURE AND PHILOSOPHY)

 

3 Rober Herjavec Founder of Herjavec Group

 Mark Zuckerberg, Richard Reed and the late Steve Jobs have all founded successful, well-respected businesses, while donning a round neck. Their companies have also been places of innovation, creativity and, most of all, happiness within the work force.

Mark Zuckerberg, Richard Reed and the late Steve Jobs have all founded successful, well-respected businesses, while donning a round neck. Their companies have also been places of innovation, creativity and, most of all, happiness within the work force.

By : RICHARD BRANSON : FOUNDER AT VIRGIN GROUP

 

4 Steve Jobs and Philosophy (Popular Culture and Philosophy) BY Shawn E. Klein

 How do Jobs’s achievements alter the way we think about technology in relation to human life?

How do Jobs’s achievements alter the way we think about technology in relation to human life?


By : SHAWN E. KLEIN

STEVE JOBS AND PHILOSOPHY (POPULAR CULTURE AND PHILOSOPHY)

 

5 Thomas Merton

 What can we gain by sailing to the moon if we are not able to cross the abyss that separates us from ourselves? This is the most important of all voyages of discovery, ....

What can we gain by sailing to the moon if we are not able to cross the abyss that separates us from ourselves?
This is the most important of all voyages of discovery, ….

By : THOMAS MERTON

 

6 Richard Branson

 Passion and purpose will keep people focused on the job at hand, and ultimately separate the successful from the unsuccessful.

Passion and purpose will keep people focused on the job at hand, and ultimately separate the successful from the unsuccessful.

By : RICHARD BRANSON FOUNDER AT VIRGIN GROU

 

7 Reid Hoffman

In the venture capital industry, just picking winners is a losing strategy. The goal is to pick blockbusters, companies that can scale from a team of founders in a garage to a multi-billion-dollar IPO in less than a decade.

In the venture capital industry, just picking winners is a losing strategy. The goal is to pick blockbusters, companies that can scale from a team of founders in a garage to a multi-billion-dollar IPO in less than a decade.


By : REID HOFFMAN

ENTREPRENEUR. PRODUCT STRATEGIST. INVESTOR

 

8 Reid Hoffman

 The billion-dollar tech startup was once the stuff of myth, but now they seem to be everywhere, back by a bull market and a new generation of disruptive technology,

The billion-dollar tech startup was once the stuff of myth, but now they seem to be everywhere, back by a bull market and a new generation of disruptive technology


By : REID HOFFMAN

ENTREPRENEUR. PRODUCT STRATEGIST. INVESTOR

 

9 Kevin O’Leary

 Every relationship you have is an investment, but how many of these relationships actually “pay off”? I’m talking about emotional dividends. That’s how you measure the health of each relationship.

Every relationship you have is an investment, but how many of these relationships actually “pay off”? I’m talking about emotional dividends. That’s how you measure the health of each relationship.


By : KEVIN O’LEARY

SHARK ON ABC’S SHARK TANK,
FOUNDER AT O’LEARY FINANCIAL GROUP, BESTSELLING AUTHOR, PHOTOGRAPHER, GUITARIST & VINTNER

 

10 Jeff Bezos

 If you double the number of experiments you do per year you’re going to double your inventiveness.

If you double the number of experiments you do per year you’re going to double your inventiveness.


By : JEFF BEZOS
CEO OF AMAZON

 

11 Iain Thomas

 The world will drag you by the hand, yelling, ‘This is important! And this is important! And this is important! You need to worry about this! And This! And This!’ And each day, it’s up to you to yank your hand back, put it on your heart and say, ‘No. This is what’s important.

The world will drag you by the hand, yelling, ‘This is important! And this is important! And this is important! You need to worry about this! And This! And This!’ And each day, it’s up to you to yank your hand back, put it on your heart and say, ‘No. This is what’s important.

By : IAIN THOMAS

 

12 Hiroshi Mikitani

 I rewrite the rule of the salaryman when I quit my fast-track job at Industrial Bank of Japan. I also rewrote a cultural rule when I mandated all Rakuten employees speak English. ... some old rules will need to be rewritten.

I rewrite the rule of the salaryman when I quit my fast-track job at Industrial Bank of Japan. I also rewrote a cultural rule when I mandated all Rakuten employees speak English. … some old rules will need to be rewritten.


By : HIROSHI MIKITANI

CEO, RAKUTEN INC

 

13 Reid Hoffman

 In the venture capital industry, just picking winners is a losing strategy.The goal is to pick blockbusters, companies that can scale from a team of founders in a garage to a multi-billion-dollar IPO in less than a decade.

In the venture capital industry, just picking winners is a losing strategy.The goal is to pick blockbusters, companies that can scale from a team of founders in a garage to a multi-billion-dollar IPO in less than a decade.


By : REID HOFFMAN

ENTREPRENEUR. PRODUCT STRATEGIST. INVESTOR.

 

14 Robert Herjavec

 The word Innovation to me is about creating something tangible from the intangible. Innovators create value that people didn’t know existed.

The word Innovation to me is about creating something tangible from the intangible. Innovators create value that people didn’t know existed.


By : ROBERT HERJAVEC

FOUNDER OF HERJAVEC GROUP

 

15 Fortune Magazine

 Some say the proliferation of unicorns is a sign of another tech bubble.

Some say the proliferation of unicorns is a sign of another tech bubble.

By : FORTUNE MAGAZINE

WWW.FORTUNE.COM

 

16 Dr. Travis Bradberry

 There are two reasons why we’re so bad at reaching our goals: The first is that we bite off more than we can chew. The second reason most self-improvement efforts are doomed to fail is that our emotions have a nasty habit of hijacking our behavior.

There are two reasons why we’re so bad at reaching our goals: The first is that we bite off more than we can chew. The second reason most self-improvement efforts are doomed to fail is that our emotions have a nasty habit of hijacking our behavior.


By : DR. TRAVIS BRADBERRY

COAUTHOR EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE 2.0 & PRESIDENT AT TALENTSMART

 

17 Jeff Bezos

 One day you’ll understand that it’s harder to be kind than clever

One day you’ll understand that it’s harder to be kind than clever

By : JEFF BEZOS

CEO OF AMAZON

 

18 DJ Patil

 On your own journey, consider every “No” an opportunity to move toward a “Yes.” Persistence is the key to finding a solution. There will be some dead ends, but stick to your guns, keep trying different paths to your goal, and you’ll eventually find the answer.

On your own journey, consider every “No” an opportunity to move toward a “Yes.” Persistence is the key to finding a solution. There will be some dead ends, but stick to your guns, keep trying different paths to your goal, and you’ll eventually find the answer.


By : DJ PATIL

U.S. CHIEF DATA SCIENTIST AT WHITE HOUSE OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY

 

19 Eric-Ries

eric ries quotes the lean startup

MVP’s help you discover “what really matters”

By : ERIC RIES

THE LEAN STARTUP

 

20 Deepak Chopra

 The most powerful beliefs are the ones I call core beliefs, because they tell you who you are. It’s critical to hold positive core beliefs and to activate them in your daily life. The more you activate your core beliefs, the more dynamic and transformed your reality will be.

The most powerful beliefs are the ones I call core beliefs, because they tell you who you are. It’s critical to hold positive core beliefs and to activate them in your daily life. The more you activate your core beliefs, the more dynamic and transformed your reality will be.

By : DEEPAK CHOPRA MD

FOUNDER, CHOPRA FOUNDATION

 

21 Buddha

Every experience. No matter how bad it seems, holds within it a blessing of some kind. The goal is to find it

Every experience. No matter how bad it seems, holds within it a blessing of some kind. The goal is to find it

By : BUDDHA

 

22 Fortune Magazine

 Nine out of 10 startups fail, which is why the failure post-mortem has become so common that it’s practically a Silicon Valley cliché. Some of these essays are honest, enlightening, and brave

Nine out of 10 startups fail, which is why the failure post-mortem has become so common that it’s practically a Silicon Valley cliché. Some of these essays are honest, enlightening, and brave


By : FORTUNE MAGAZINE

WWW.FORTUNE.COM

 

23 Ashton Kutcher

 Three life lessons to live by

Three life lessons to live by:


  • Opportunity
    Looks a lot like hard work
  • Being sexy…
    Is being really smart, thoughtful and generous
  • Live life…
    Build a life — don’t just live one

By : ASHTON KUTCHER

 

24 Arianna Huffington

 Let’s start with your relationship with technology. No generation has been as liberated and as connected by technology as yours.But also, no generation has been as enslaved and as distracted by technology.

Let’s start with your relationship with technology. No generation has been as liberated and as connected by technology as yours.But also, no generation has been as enslaved and as distracted by technology.


By : ARIANNA HUFFINGTON

PRESIDENT AND EDITOR-IN-CHIEF AT THE HUFFINGTON POST MEDIA GROUP

 

25 Salman Khan Founder of Khan Academy

 If you are a social venture capitalist and are looking to deploy capital with the highest possible social return per dollar invested, we should talk. I think you will find that here is no more measurable, scalable, and high impact way to educate the world

If you are a social venture capitalist and are looking to deploy capital with the highest possible social return per dollar invested, we should talk. I think you will find that here is no more measurable, scalable, and high impact way to educate the world


By : SALMAN KHAN

KHAN ACADEMY

 

26 Eric Ries

 What separates MVPs from traditional market research is that it is a deliberate experimentation approach based in customer behavior, not opinion.

What separates MVPs from traditional market research is that it is a deliberate experimentation approach based in customer behavior, not opinion.


By : ERIC RIES

THE LEAN STARTUP