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Founders Quotes

The Senate was an odd compromise between the founders and the early leaders of the republic who wanted a single house which was based on popular sovereignty representing the people and those founders who wanted two houses, the upper house, the Senate, being the more aristocratic Picture Quote #1

There’s nothing more invigorating than being deeply involved with a small company and a young team of founders out to do something incredibly special Picture Quote #1

[John] Adams never hid his jealousy and resentment of the other Founders, especially Benjamin Franklin Picture Quote #1

Many of the best YC companies have had phenomenally small number of employees for their first year, sometimes none besides the founders Picture Quote #1

The Founders who crafted our Constitution and Bill of Rights were careful to draft a Constitution of limited powers - one that would protect Americans’ liberty at all times - both in war, and in peace Picture Quote #1

That first company I started made a lot of money for the venture capitalists - nearly $30 million - but next to nothing for the founders. The companies I started after that varied between failures and mediocre successes. But at no point did I ever consider getting a ‘real job.’ That felt like a black and white world, and I wanted Technicolor Picture Quote #1

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Founders go wrong when they start to believe their business plan will materialize as written. I advise entrepreneurs to burn their business plan - it’s simply too dangerous to the health of your business Picture Quote #1

What I tell founders is not to sweat the business model too much at first. The most important task at first is to build something people want. If you don’t do that, it won’t matter how clever your business model is Picture Quote #1

Google’s founders have had a good eye for imagining what technologies will be significant in the near future. No one asked Google to develop self-driving cars, but it helped them with street views for Google Maps Picture Quote #1

Most of the founders of this country had day jobs for years. They were not career politicians. ... We need leaders with experience in the real world, not experience in the phony world of politics Picture Quote #1

The genius of our founders is that they designed a system of government that can be changed. And we should take heart, because we’ve changed this country before Picture Quote #1

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For resourceful tech founders, finding capital is rarely a problem; making the best use of it is another story. A few years slinging pepperoni pies and chicken wings - on tiny margins and with minimal investment - might not be the worst fiscal training Picture Quote #1

Samuel Marshak was one of the founders of modern Russian children’s literature. Soviet children used to know his poems by heart, but only since glasnost have American editors shown any interest in issuing his poems here Picture Quote #1

As for the very first settlers, they were not even free. The founders were not a chosen people except in the old Australian joke that they were chosen by the best judges in England Picture Quote #1

I don’t think Philadelphia’s challenge is in coming up with great ideas or having great founders. I think the real challenge is keeping them here Picture Quote #1

Whatever the founder cares about, whatever the founders think are the key goals, that’s going to be what the whole company focusses on Picture Quote #1

Most good founders that I know at any given time have a set of small overarching goals for the company that everybody in the company knows Picture Quote #1

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There is a long history of founders returning to companies and doing great things. Founders are able to set the vision for their companies with an authority no one else can Picture Quote #1

You’re saying no ninety-seven times out of a hundred, and most founders find they have to make a very conscious effort to do this Picture Quote #1

We have allowed an unholy alliance of government - the new monarchy - and corporate influence - the new aristocracy - to take control of events in a way that would have made our Founders shudder Picture Quote #1

When I was about 6, my cousin was very active in a Filipino repertory company, doing musicals and plays. Her aunt was one of the founders of the company, and she told my mom that there were these auditions for ‘The King and I,’ and that they needed kids. I auditioned, got in and the love affair started from there and just kept going Picture Quote #1

I see many founders waste too much time trying to work their networks and/or ultimately settle for mediocre but available candidates. You will definitely have to interview hard for cultural fit, but the best talent isn’t cheap Picture Quote #1

The Founders recognized that Government is quite literally a necessary evil, that there must be opposition, between its various branches, and between political parties, for these are the only ways to temper the individual’s greed for power and the electorates’ desires for peace by submission to coercion or blandishment Picture Quote #1

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I believe that Americans should be deeply skeptical of government power. You cannot trust people in power. The founders knew that. That’s why they divided power among three branches, to set interest against interest Picture Quote #1

If the founders of a start-up are considering selling it, I’d advise them to consider the synergies. Could the buyer give you access to something you don’t have now, like a certain technology? Would it make your life easier? Are you looking for a change? Things will change, so you have to be ready for that Picture Quote #1

There are certain historical figures of such importance that we need to know everything about them, which is why books about Napoleon, Lincoln, Julius Caesar, Joan of Arc, Queen Elizabeth I, and the great religious founders continue to proliferate; these lives require constant reevaluation and interpretation Picture Quote #1

For a lot of people, one of the reasons they don’t like to work for founders of startups is that they can be sensitive and protective around what they’ve built. You have an emotional attachment to the early marketing and technology materials, and you don’t want to hear that anything’s wrong with them Picture Quote #1

One of the blessings I’ve had, really, for my entire career, is working with founders of companies, whether it was Bill Ziff at Ziff Davis or with Jerry Yang and David Filo at Yahoo Picture Quote #1

The Establishment Clause . . . stands as an expression of principle on the part of the Founders . . . that religion is too personal, too sacred, too holy, to permit its ‘unhallowed perversion’ by a civil magistrate Picture Quote #1

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The Senate was an odd compromise between the founders and the early leaders of the republic who wanted a single house which was based on popular sovereignty representing the people and those founders who wanted two houses, the upper house, the Senate, being the more aristocratic. (Founders Quotes) There’s nothing more invigorating than being deeply involved with a small company and a young team of founders out to do something incredibly special. (Founders Quotes) [John] Adams never hid his jealousy and resentment of the other Founders, especially Benjamin Franklin. (Founders Quotes) Many of the best YC companies have had phenomenally small number of employees for their first year, sometimes none besides the founders. (Founders Quotes) The Founders who crafted our Constitution and Bill of Rights were careful to draft a Constitution of limited powers - one that would protect Americans’ liberty at all times - both in war, and in peace. (Founders Quotes) That first company I started made a lot of money for the venture capitalists - nearly $30 million - but next to nothing for the founders. The companies I started after that varied between failures and mediocre successes. But at no point did I ever consider getting a ‘real job.’ That felt like a black and white world, and I wanted Technicolor. (Founders Quotes) We always talk about how you have to build a brand from the inside out, not the outside in. Brands are not wrappers. Brands are based on the values of the founders, and then they spread to the people who work for the company, and then that psychological contract is spread to the customer. (Founders Quotes) Founders go wrong when they start to believe their business plan will materialize as written. I advise entrepreneurs to burn their business plan - it’s simply too dangerous to the health of your business. (Founders Quotes) What I tell founders is not to sweat the business model too much at first. The most important task at first is to build something people want. If you don’t do that, it won’t matter how clever your business model is. (Founders Quotes) Google’s founders have had a good eye for imagining what technologies will be significant in the near future. No one asked Google to develop self-driving cars, but it helped them with street views for Google Maps. (Founders Quotes) Most of the founders of this country had day jobs for years. They were not career politicians. ... We need leaders with experience in the real world, not experience in the phony world of politics. (Founders Quotes) The genius of our founders is that they designed a system of government that can be changed. And we should take heart, because we’ve changed this country before. (Founders Quotes) For resourceful tech founders, finding capital is rarely a problem; making the best use of it is another story. A few years slinging pepperoni pies and chicken wings - on tiny margins and with minimal investment - might not be the worst fiscal training. (Founders Quotes) Samuel Marshak was one of the founders of modern Russian children’s literature. Soviet children used to know his poems by heart, but only since glasnost have American editors shown any interest in issuing his poems here. (Founders Quotes) As for the very first settlers, they were not even free. The founders were not a chosen people except in the old Australian joke that they were chosen by the best judges in England. (Founders Quotes) I don’t think Philadelphia’s challenge is in coming up with great ideas or having great founders. I think the real challenge is keeping them here. (Founders Quotes) Whatever the founder cares about, whatever the founders think are the key goals, that’s going to be what the whole company focusses on. (Founders Quotes) Most good founders that I know at any given time have a set of small overarching goals for the company that everybody in the company knows. (Founders Quotes) There is a long history of founders returning to companies and doing great things. Founders are able to set the vision for their companies with an authority no one else can. (Founders Quotes) You’re saying no ninety-seven times out of a hundred, and most founders find they have to make a very conscious effort to do this. (Founders Quotes) We have allowed an unholy alliance of government - the new monarchy - and corporate influence - the new aristocracy - to take control of events in a way that would have made our Founders shudder. (Founders Quotes) When I was about 6, my cousin was very active in a Filipino repertory company, doing musicals and plays. Her aunt was one of the founders of the company, and she told my mom that there were these auditions for ‘The King and I,’ and that they needed kids. I auditioned, got in and the love affair started from there and just kept going. (Founders Quotes) I see many founders waste too much time trying to work their networks and/or ultimately settle for mediocre but available candidates. You will definitely have to interview hard for cultural fit, but the best talent isn’t cheap. (Founders Quotes) The Founders recognized that Government is quite literally a necessary evil, that there must be opposition, between its various branches, and between political parties, for these are the only ways to temper the individual’s greed for power and the electorates’ desires for peace by submission to coercion or blandishment. (Founders Quotes) I believe that Americans should be deeply skeptical of government power. You cannot trust people in power. The founders knew that. That’s why they divided power among three branches, to set interest against interest. (Founders Quotes) If the founders of a start-up are considering selling it, I’d advise them to consider the synergies. Could the buyer give you access to something you don’t have now, like a certain technology? Would it make your life easier? Are you looking for a change? Things will change, so you have to be ready for that. (Founders Quotes) There are certain historical figures of such importance that we need to know everything about them, which is why books about Napoleon, Lincoln, Julius Caesar, Joan of Arc, Queen Elizabeth I, and the great religious founders continue to proliferate; these lives require constant reevaluation and interpretation. (Founders Quotes) For a lot of people, one of the reasons they don’t like to work for founders of startups is that they can be sensitive and protective around what they’ve built. You have an emotional attachment to the early marketing and technology materials, and you don’t want to hear that anything’s wrong with them. (Founders Quotes) One of the blessings I’ve had, really, for my entire career, is working with founders of companies, whether it was Bill Ziff at Ziff Davis or with Jerry Yang and David Filo at Yahoo. (Founders Quotes) The Establishment Clause . . . stands as an expression of principle on the part of the Founders . . . that religion is too personal, too sacred, too holy, to permit its ‘unhallowed perversion’ by a civil magistrate. (Founders Quotes)

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