Startup Quotes

“Raise more money than you think you need.”

“In a startup, you’re either a genius or an idiot. You’re never just an average guy trying to get by.”

“Move fast and break things. Unless you are breaking stuff, you are not moving fast enough.”

“Product-market fit means being in a good market with a product that can satisfy that market.”

“The next big thing will start out looking like nothing.”

“The best way to come up with startup ideas is to ask yourself the question: what do you wish someone would make for you?”

“The most important thing for a startup is to do something that people want.”

“In a startup, you need to be in a constant state of paranoia.”

“Don't just build a product, build a community.”

“Invest in people, not just ideas. A great team can make a mediocre idea successful.”

“It's better to make a few users love you than a lot of users like you.”

“The very best startup ideas tend to have three things in common: they're something the founders themselves want, that they themselves can build, and that few others realize are worth doing.”

“Cash is oxygen. It’s the fuel for growth.”

“The future is unevenly distributed, and the people who have it are probably in a co-working space somewhere.”

“When there's an ache, you want to be like aspirin, not vitamins. Aspirin solves a very particular problem someone has, whereas vitamins are a general 'nice to have' market.”

“My advice for startups is to get to revenue as quickly as possible.”

“Don't worry, be crappy. Revolutionary means you ship and then test.”

“Startups are not smaller versions of large companies.”

“A small company can change the world.”

“Pivoting isn't failure. It's smart adaptation in the face of new information.”