527 Quotes For Entrepreneurs

Author : Bruce M. Firestone
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781496011251
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (112 download)

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Download or read book Quotes for Entrepreneurs written by Bruce M. Firestone and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-02 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of gathering together more than 1,100 quotes is to inspire people who seek to be great at what they do and to provide guidance for everyone else. It wasn't government five year plans that catapulted India and China from the ranks of impoverished nations to the powerhouses they are today—it was their entrepreneur, intrapreneur and creative classes that did it.Think that Mahatma Gandhi didn't know much about business? Think again. He said, “If you don't ask, you don't get” which is not only true for independence movements first trying to throw off the yoke of the East India Company and, second, British imperialism, but also true in business and in life. Darwin wasn't talking about startups but he might as well have been when he said, “It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.” Adaptability is not just something Darwin talked about. It is the unofficial motto of the US Marine Corps (“show some adaptability”) and here's what architect great Frank Lloyd Wright had to say about how to save yourself from peril, “An idea is salvation by imagination.” Entrepreneurs face failure every two weeks—whenever they have to meet a payroll. Think about Apple in 1996. It had six weeks of operational cash left when Steve Jobs returned to take on the role of interim CEO (in 1997). He decided that for Apple to be successful again, it had to do many fewer things, better. Apple today is the most valuable tech company on the planet with far fewer product lines than say, Samsung, which not only produces smart phones but household appliances as well. Apple designs iPads, iPhones, iPods and Macs, runs iTunes and iCloud as well as a network of retail stores. That's pretty much it. It's probably easier to manage than Microsoft which has an uncountable number of products and services. I expect Apple will try to produce a couple more lines—wearable computers like say an iWatch and something based on Steve Jobs' deathbed vision for iTV. I would be on the lookout for a much better and more universal application based on Siri so that humanity's next computing interface will be natural language communication with a truly intelligent personal agent. Now that would be a game changer. I know because I wrote an entire trilogy (Quantum Entity, http://www.brucemfirestone.com/quantum-entity/) about a group of young people who unleash intelligent agents on an unsuspecting planet. Here's one of the principal characters talking about shaping the future, “You are looking at the present through a rear-view mirror and basically trying to march backwards into the future,” Damien Graham Bell. This is Damien echoing philosopher Marshall McLuhan who talked about an evolving global village (in the 1970s) long before most people had even heard of the Internet let alone services such as Skype, twitter, Facebook, BBM, instant messaging, email, LinkedIn or YouTube which came along just in time to make McLuhan (and Arthur C Clark's 1960s prediction of free long distance communication before the end of the 20th century) a reality. There has never been a more exciting time to start a new enterprise or be part of one that is aiming high. Imagine being able to communicate, essentially for free, with a community of interest formed around your new enterprise. Amazing.The main message of most of these quotes seems to revolve around hope for a better future for yourself, your family and your organization. Hope appears to be an essential ingredient in the human condition as much as food and shelter are. It is a precursor for success today and every day to follow.If these quotes help to sustain you on a challenging path you have chosen or get you started on a new journey or guide you in some useful way, then this mini book will have done its job.