Entrepreneur Quotes

I have always thought of myself as an inventor first and foremost. An engineer. An entrepreneur. In that order. I never thought of myself as an employee. But my first jobs as an adult were as an employee: at IBM, and then at my first start-up.

Aaron Patzer
- Up
- Myself
- Never
As an entrepreneur, I am focused on my business.

Bhavish Aggarwal
- Business
- Entrepreneur

Every entrepreneur knows how agonizingly difficult it is to make the decision to give it your all, knowing that failure is inevitable; the successful ones know that the only way to get back up is through learning from that failure.

Fabrizio Moreira
- Up
- Learning
- Decision
An entrepreneur must deal with more uncertainty than a professional with a well-defined role.

Peter Thiel
- Professional
- Entrepreneur
If I'm an entrepreneur and I have an idea, and I don't have the development talent around me but I need to find a developer, I would do my selection just like I would with hiring an employee.

David Cohen
- Entrepreneur
To have a successful career, you have to approach it as an entrepreneur, even if you are working for someone else. Your career is your own private business. You have to market yourself and your abilities and knowledge just as you would a product or service.

Earl G. Graves, Sr.
Being an entrepreneur does, of course, give you greater freedom than someone who is tied to a fixed work schedule, but you'd be mistaken to think that you're going to have it easier than your 9-5 counterparts.

Fabrizio Moreira
- Work
- Think
- Freedom
As a young entrepreneur starting an enterprise company, be prepared for the fact that you'll need to get involved in enterprise sales. Everyone wants to speak to the founder, and this is also how you'll get feedback on your product. It's worth bringing in early somebody with enterprise sales experience.

Anthony Goldbloom