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StartUp Saboteurs: How Incompetence, Ego, and Small Thinking Prevent True Wealth Creation

Ziad K. Abdelnour

Top 10 Best Quotes

“Nobody wants a sales pitch. So instead of trying a hard sell, focus on telling a story that captivates your audience by painting a vivid picture of your vision. When you get good at storytelling, people want to be part of that story, and they’ll want to help others become part of that story too.”

“Too often entrepreneurs are reactive to the challenges inherent when building a company... the most successful founders are proactive.”

“The key to most start-up successes is seeing a need and filling it.”

“Just as no two entrepreneurs are alike, there is no one-size-fits-all start-up.”

“It’s one thing if a mistake occurs because of circumstance or a miscalculation or the unexpected or inexperience; it’s another if it’s part of a pattern of carelessness or ineptitude or laziness. Then it becomes a choice.”

“Growing a company is a marathon that requires patience, dedication, knowledge, good decision-making, vision, and the ability to see the big picture.”

“You don’t need to come up with a game-changing solution to every problem. If you develop tunnel-vision on each and every hiccup, you will inevitably lose sight of the big picture and not be able to sustain your business. Those who think more in terms of turning a negative outcome into a positive potential have a much better chance of riding out the rough times.”

“You don’t need an MBA from an elite Ivy League school to find funding and be successful, but you do need to understand the start-up ecosystem.”

“Time matters; if you cannot do everything on your own, stick to your strengths, outsource the rest, and focus on customers’ ease of doing business.”

“Starting a business without a well-thought-out, realistic, highly-detailed business plan that factors in all aspects of rollout is a recipe for disaster.”

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