Silicon Valley best 20 qoutes

What Some of the Biggest Names in Silicon Valley Wish They Had Known at Age 20

The Importance of People and Relationship

The Importance of Hustle and Perseverance

If you start a company

Learn not just from what you do but who you do it with. The value of surrounding yourselfwith a great peer group is important for the short and long haul. By Hunter Walk, Founder Homebrew

20 years is a long time, nothing stays the same, not even yourself. Have principles and surround yourself with good people. By Michael

Yang @ Pinterest




Inspire. People will do exceptional things for you because they want to, not because they have to. By Jason Goldberg CEO of Fad.




The uncomfortable conversations are the most valuable ones and create an environment that create open communication. It will lead to strong relationships, and the feedback you get will be your key

source of personal growth. By Logan Green CEO Lyft




The Value of a Mentor, Listen and then talk by Walter Kortschak, Summit Partners.


The importance of hustle and perseverance


I remember always being in a hurry and not having PATIENCE. I wish someone told me that you need a lot of patience to be great at

something. By Om Malik, Founder of GigaOM




Nothing replaces intensity of Effort and persistence you put forward on anything, certainly not pure intellect. By Ben Smith Founder of

MerchantCircle




Add value before you ask for value-Prove your impact by accomplishing something before getting hung up in discussions

about compensation. Just take the initiative, and you will become indispensable. By Chris Sacca, Founder of Lowercase Capital




Work hard at something that matters to you, sooner or later – and the sooner the better because you have to work hard in order to

make a difference. By Eric Rosser Eldon, Co-editor at TechCrunch




Get busy unlearning and forgetting what other people and society want and expect from you. The sooner you can stop listening to

others, the sooner you can hear your inner voice, and get busy doing what you want to do and will therefore be great at. By Naval

Ravikant, founder and CEO of AngelList.




Knowledge compounds on itself. Value learning and experience over everything else in your first few years. By Mitch Colleran, Eventbrite




Optimize for working with great people, on hard problems, that impact the world. By Ben Ling, partner at Khosla Ventures




Pick your boss, not your job. By Keith Rabois, Partner at Khosla Ventures




Consider time, your most precious resource. By Yishan Wong, CEO of Reddit




Attempt Great things. Hopefully you’ll succeed, but even if you fail, you’ll meet great people and have a great life while trying. After each success or failure, figure out what your next GREAT thing is you’re going to attempt. By Tom Katis, founder and CEO of Voxer




Most things are not as risky as they seem. By Sam Altman, Partner at Y Combinator




Work on something you believe in deeply and don’t relent until you’ve reached your goal. Good things will break your way as long

as you never give up. By Matt Douglass, Co-founder of Practice Fusion




Make sure you are building something that wasn’t possible just 18 months ago. Make sure you focus on something that you really want to be working on for at least a decade. By Aaron Levie, Founder and

CEO at Box.




I don’t mind failing but if we succeed, it better be worth succeeding. Most people reduce risk to the point where the

consequences of success are inconsequential. By Vinod Khosla, Founder of Sun Microsystems and Khosla Ventures.




Learn to acknowledge the people, whose shoulders you stood, to achieve your success.

By Lenny Wosornu, Co-founder and CEO at CLAK Impressions

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Silicon Valley best 20 qoutes