Best Things Ever Said

“If something is important enough, or you believe something is important enough, even if you are scared, you will keep going.”
– Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, Motors and SpaceX

“As a founder, lay all the possible scenarios – from best to worst – in front of you, so you don’t get surprised when something happens.”
– Brian Wong, Co-founder of Kiip

“Remain self-funded as long as possible.”
– Garrett Camp, Co-founder of Uber

“Don’t try to do everything by yourself, but try to connect with people and resources. Having that discipline and perseverance is really important.”
– Chieu Cao, Co-founder of Perkbox

“If you start thinking you are good at something, that’s often the day you stop trying to be better and open the back door for someone to come after you. That’s why we always aim higher. We never feel like we’re done.”
– Drew Houston, cofounder and CEO of Dropbox

“One of the things I tend to do is open myself up to a variety of voices. I try to expose myself to the kind of culture shock that occurs when you talk to people who speak a different language.”
– Pierre Omidyar, founder of eBay

“You have to see failure as the beginning and the middle, but never entertain it as an end.”
– Jessica Herrin, founder and CEO of Stella & Dot

“When you’re driving a massive transformation the law of thirds applies. A third are all in, a third are saying ‘I don’t think I want to do this,’ and then the middle third is the one that’s watching the two groups and trying to figure it all out.”
– Kate Johnson, President and CEO of Lumen Technologies

“If you’re starting something on your own, you better have a passion for it, because this is hard work.”
– Sallie Krawcheck, Co-founder of Ellevest