ENTREPRENEURSHIP

The less time and money it takes to start and manage a company, the more likely it is to succeed. First-time entrepreneurs are better off pursuing ideas they can implement handily. - Robert Kessler

Don't use your personal name as part of the business name of a new company, as this protects you in case the company fails and protects you against disagreeable business practices of a future purchaster. - Chase Revel

Before going into a partnership with someone, spend time with them in three different kinds of situations: a relaxing one, a competitive one, and an intellectually stimulating one. - Joan Kelly

Choose carefully your first people in starting a business. Make sure they have quality as humans, that they are more qualified than yourself, and that at least one has already been successful. - James Treybig

The idea for a new venture is likely to be strategically unsound if it can't be put into one coherent sentence. - Kenichi Ohmae

The chances of success of a new company are generally greater with two full-time partners rather than a solo entrepreneur. - Professor Arnold Coooper

An entrepreneur is somebody who steals office supplies from home and brings them into work. - Auren Hoffman

More companies fail by being too early to a market than too late. - Ben Casnocha

An entrepreneur knows it doesn't need to be perfect before you go and sell it. Ask youself "Would I let my Mum or Dad use it?". If the answer is yes, ship it! (Thanks to Guy Kawasaki)