Quotes
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Quote – Patience
“Patience is more than simply learning to wait. It is having learned what is worth your time.” J.M. Storm
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Enthusiasm
None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm. Henry David Thoreau This quote is a subtle reminder of the power of enthusiasm. The ability to motivate team members, investors, early evangelists, etc. depends to a large extent on the natural enthusiasm (not the faked type) that founders radiate. It is therefore one of…
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Experiment
“What good is an idea if it remains an idea? Try. Experiment. Iterate. Fail. Try again. Change the world.” – Simon Sinek As a strong believer and practitioner of the lean startup and validation principles I’m currently in a phase where I’m validating a number of ideas. Some are easy to validate, some take more…
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Do it
“The most effective way to do it, is to do it.” – Amelia Earhart The key factor to entrepreneurial success is execution. An idea is worthless without action so you have to execute on it. Thinking about starting a blog is easy, starting a blog is hard. You expose yourself so it takes courage. But…
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Education for the soul
“Experience does for the soul what education does for the mind.” – Casey Neistat
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What makes a life?
“From what we get, we can make a living. What we give, however, makes a life.” – Arthur Ashe
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Madness is genius
“Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it’s better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.” ― Marilyn Monroe
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Expectations
“Waking up to who you are requires letting go of who you imagine yourself to be.” – Alan Watts