Payal Kadakia Quotes
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I think it's so important to have a great support network when you feel like you can't - I would actually go and talk to the people who tell you that you can.
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You need to find that thing that's going to get you through your day and that you're excited about. No day should ever be lived without feeling like it was a fulfilling day. You need to set yourself up for that.
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I travel pretty frequently, but a few things that are routine are going for a run, getting my green tea in the morning, and checking email... well, all the time!
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I love barre because even when I'm not dancing, I feel like I'm training those same muscles.
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I basically live in workout clothes.
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I needed to build a product that got people back to working out.
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Without a story, people aren't going to connect to what you're telling, what you have a pain point about. It's so important for them to know why you've created the company, without that connection to the broader vision that you have - why are you going to do it? What are you going to accomplish?
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Be true to yourself and surround yourself with positive, supportive people.
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I never feel bad. You can't feel bad - you have to just make the best decision you can at the time you're in and be like, 'That's the decision I believe in.'
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We want you to find that thing that will make your life better.
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What's crucial is to never get stuck. Making hard decisions is such an important part of being a startup in order to keep moving forward.
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I always say investors invest in lines, not dots.
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My assumption was that people are already motivated to go to a fitness class. That's who I am. I was already ready to go out there and get to class. All I needed was a search tool. But it turns out people need more than that, and that's why gym memberships exist.
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I'm not going out there screaming, 'I'm CEO! I'm CEO!' That's not the way to do it.
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You can't replicate Seamless or OpenTable for another industry.
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Working out is so mentally and physically important.
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Movement inspires a lot in me.
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We never would have built ClassPass if I hadn't learned so much from the Classtivity experience.
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I want little girls to believe that they can be CEOs.
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I reason that as long as I'm smiling 90 percent of the time, I can handle the setbacks that occur 10 percent of the time.
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Failure is an amazing data point that tells you which direction not to go.
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Every moment you wake up and you want to go for a run, or you want to take a class, you should be able to just go.
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Being a dancer or athlete of any type teaches you the fundamentals of discipline... and the ability to know you can grow.
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The worst thing you can do is sit there and do nothing, right?