“Successful entrepreneurs find the balance between listening to their inner voice and staying persistent in driving for success - because sometimes success is waiting right across from the transitional bump that's disguised as failure.” SometimesWaitingVoiceSuccessfulListeningBalanceEntrepreneurDrivingStayingPersistentInner VoiceBumpsSuccessful Entrepreneurs Author:Naveen Jain
“Great entrepreneurs focus intensely on an opportunity where others see nothing.” OpportunityFocusEntrepreneurStarvationIndigestion Author:Naveen Jain
“I worked for Microsoft until 1996, till I had a different angle to view life. I wanted to be an entrepreneur and control my own destiny.” DifferentWantedMy OwnViewsDestinyEntrepreneurAngleMicrosoftDifferent Angles Author:Naveen Jain
“Great entrepreneurs focus intensely on an opportunity where others see nothing. This focus and intensity helps to eliminate wasted effort and distractions. Most companies die from indigestion rather than starvation, i.e. companies suffer from doing too many things at the same time rather than doing too few things very well.” WellsHelpingSufferingDiesOpportunityEffortCompanyFocusEntrepreneurIntensityDistractionStarvationIndigestion Author:Naveen Jain
“I believe that entrepreneurs play an unmatched role and the accelerating pace of innovation is transforming the face of global challenges. You must think about the solution differently when you're trying to impact 1 billion people rather than affecting 1 million people.” PeopleThinkingTryingBelievePlayFacesI BelieveChallengesRolesMillionsSolutionsInnovationImpactEntrepreneurBillionsPaceTransforming Author:Naveen Jain
“I started off with a company, InfoSpace, with my own funding. The company was listed among the most successful companies and I went on to start Intelius and Moon Express. Now, I focus my time on using the skills of an entrepreneur to solve many of the grand challenges facing us in the areas of education, healthcare, clean water and energy.” EnergyWaterChallengesMy OwnCompanySuccessfulFocusMoonSkillsAreasEntrepreneurCleanSolveMy TimeHealthcareFundingClean WaterSuccessful Company Author:Naveen Jain
“I've been an entrepreneur all my life, and my recent focus is on finding entrepreneurial solutions to address global challenges in healthcare and education.” ChallengesFocusFindingsSolutionsEntrepreneurAddressesHealthcareEntrepreneurial Author:Naveen Jain
“The most frequently asked question I hear first-time entrepreneurs ask is, 'How do I know when to launch my product?' The answer, more often than not, should be: 'Now!'” KnowsShouldFirstsAsksAnswersProductsFirst TimeEntrepreneur Author:Naveen Jain
“What separates sports from entrepreneurism, however, is that in business we constantly have to overcome undefined and unpredictable challenges. Athletes train for specific events and conditions, whereas entrepreneurs generally have little idea what they will encounter along the way.” WayLittlesIdeasSportsChallengesConditionsEventsOvercomingEntrepreneurTrainAthleteEncountersUnpredictableUndefined Author:Naveen Jain
“Because I was poor I had one special advantage. When you are poor, and basic survival is your concern, you have no alternative but to be an entrepreneur. You must take action to survive just as you must take action to seize an opportunity.” ActionOpportunityPoorSpecialSurvivalAdvantageConcernEntrepreneurAlternatives Author:Naveen Jain
