Showcase LA Events, Inc.’s Top Leadership Quotes for Reference

One of our core beliefs at Showcase LA Events, Inc. is that any business can learn from people who have already started up and successfully run their own business. We also believe that leaders should look to already influential managers and leaders in the industry, and one great way to do this is by reading and imbibing things they’ve said and written.

We have collected some of our favorite quotes that we believe will inspire the next generation of leaders. 

“Be undeniably good. No marketing effort or social media buzzword can be a substitute for that.” — Anthony Volodkin, Hype Machine founder

“Money is like gasoline during a road trip. You don’t want to run out of gas on your trip, but you’re not doing a tour of gas stations.” —Tim O’Reilly, O’Reilly Media founder and CEO

“If you can’t feed a team with two pizzas, it’s too large.” — Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder and CEO

“Don’t worry about people stealing your design work. Worry about the day they stop.” — Jeffrey Zeldman, A List Apart Publisher

“Chase the vision, not the money, the money will end up following you.” — Tony Hsieh, Zappos CEO

“The value of an idea lies in the using of it.” — Thomas Edison, General Electric Co-founder

“Make every detail perfect and limit the number of details to perfect.” — Jack Dorsey, Twitter co-founder

“Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do.” — Steve Jobs, Apple Inc. co-founder, chairman and CEO

“The most dangerous poison is the feeling of achievement. The antidote is to every evening think what can be done better tomorrow.” — Ingvar Kamprad, IKEA founder

Showcase LA Events Inc Reveals What Really Makes a Great Entreprenuer

For a long time, it was thought that great entrepreneurs were born, not made. People thought that entrepreneurs had some innate, inimitable quality that they were born with, and that this meant they were destined to be a successful entrepreneur. However, here at Showcase LA Events, Inc., we believe that this is wrong. Anyone can be a successful entrepreneur, as long as they have the right skills. Here are the qualities that we think are key to being a great entrepreneur.

1. Take calculated risks. Great entrepreneurs don’t jump in with both feet without checking where they’re going to land. Don’t be misled into thinking that entrepreneurs are daring and throw caution to the wind – they actually plan very carefully.
2. Start with nothing to lose. Many great entrepreneurs started their businesses when they had nothing, or even less than nothing – Sam Hamadeh, who founded vault.com, claims that he had “$25,000 in credit card debt” when he started his business.
3. Don’t take failure too hard. Hundreds of thousands of people have business ideas, but relatively few succeed because the market is so competitive. If you do fail, don’t take it personally and, if you can, brush yourself off and start again. Just because you didn’t make it this time, doesn’t mean you won’t make it next time.
4. Identify gaps in the market. You don’t have to be super-creative to be a great entrepreneur, you just need to keep your eyes open and see what’s missing.

In the US, we have a thriving economy that’s built on entrepreneurs. You could be the next big businessperson that millions find inspiration from.