17 Inspirational Qutoes from Unicorn CEOs

Unicorn companies are those that have reached $1B or more in valuation based on fundraising activities. Many popular names make this list, including Uber, Pinterest and Snapchat. Below are a few inspirational quotes from some these unicorn CEOs and founders.

Quotes from Unicorn CEOs

The bigger a company gets, the more people are involved in decisions, the slower decisions get made. Look, the whole theory of startups is that three motivated people can go and do something that every company can’t.

Things get much easier if one jumps on the bandwagon of existing trends. Do what you want to do. Do what you like to do.

If you want to create a great product, just focus on one person. Make that one person have the most amazing experience ever.

Creating value isn’t enough - you also need to capture some of the value you create.

I don’t want to disrupt anything. We never conceive of our products as disruptive - we don’t look at something and say, ‘Let’s disrupt that.’ It’s always about how we can evolve this and make this better.

Life is too short to do mediocre work and it is definitely too short to build shitty things.

I think it’s very important to have a feedback loop, where you’re constantly thinking about what you’ve done and how you could be doing it better.

One of the things I’ve learned is to be receptive of feedback.

Bootstrapping was the best thing that ever happened to us…Entrepreneurs spent the first six months or a year chasing investors. They go out there, they create presentations and meet investors. Why not spend the first couple of months creating a product that people use and love.

Instead of trying to make your life perfect, give yourself the freedom to make it an adventure, and go ever upward.

Do not internalize external causes, and do not mistake luck for capability.

Sometimes the obvious product is the right one. Other times it’s the lazy one.

Put your consumers in focus, and listen to what they’re actually saying, not what they tell you.

Everyone has an idea. But it’s really about executing the idea and attracting other people to help you work on the idea.

In the age of transparency, honesty, and generosity, even in the form of an apology, generate goodwill.

If you can take all the friction out of the experience, people will sign on. And that will make their lives better.

If you’re not absolutely determined to solve a problem or see something through, it might not make sense to keep going. You have to find a way to keep going.