“ Accepting that the odds are against you is the same as accepting defeat before you begin. Jay Samit
“ You will have more regrets for the things you didn't try than the ones you tried and didn't succeed at. Jay Samit
“ Nobody thought the direct business model would work. But work it did, and spectacularly. Until it didn’t. And therein lies the tale. Heather Simmons
“ A $10,000 investment in Dell at its 1988 initial public offering would have yielded a fortune of ~$6 million at the stock’s peak. Heather Simmons
“ Innovation and disruption are ideas that originated in the arena of business but which have since been applied to arenas whose values and goals are remote from the values and goals of business. People… Jill Lepore
“ The difference between successful and unsuccessful people is that successful ones know that the most unprofitable thing ever manufactured is an excuse. Jay Samit
“ Starting each day with a positive mindset is the most important step of your journey to discovering opportunity. Jay Samit
“ An average idea enthusiastically embraced will go farther than a genius idea no one gets. Jay Samit
“ Crowdsourcing is the ultimate disruptor of distribution because in a most Zen-like fashion, the content is controlled by everyone and no one at the same time. Jay Samit
“ Billions of dollars worth of research knowledge lie dormant at American universities waiting for the right disruptor to come along and create a business. Jay Samit
