Thoughts on startups

Forget about your competitors, just focus on your customers.
—Jack Ma
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It’s hard to do a really good job on anything you don’t think about in the shower.
—Paul GrahamBuilding a startup is very much an endurance sport.
—Max Levchin
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On Day One, a startup is a faith-based initiative built on guesses.
—Steve BlankAct confident even when you are not.
—Larry Ellison
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A ‘startup’ is a company that is confused about what its product is, who its customers are, and how to make money!
—Dave McClureDon’t worry about failure you only have to be right once.
—Drew Houston
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Startups don’t just die, they commit suicide.
—Takudzwa RazembaIf you can’t feed a team with two pizzas, you are too large.
—Jeff Bezos
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Fail early, fail often.
—Tarun SharmaWhen you are ready to quit, you’re closer than you think.
—Bob Parsons
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In a startup company, you basically throw out all assumptions every three weeks.
—William Lyon Phelps
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Why join the navy when you can be a pirate?—Steve Jobs
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