Read books online
at our other site:
The Literature Page

Quotations Weblog

Return to the current weblog entries

SXSWi Quotations

October 11th, 2006 by Laura Moncur in Motivation

The more you chase money, the harder it is to catch it.

Mike Tatum, Cashing In or Selling Out, SXSW 2006

I learned so much about running a business from the Cashing In or Selling Out session at SXSWi last year. I have almost forgotten that there was a time when I didn’t know about the dangers of venture capital.

With so many burgeoning companies, they accept venture capital from investors. From that point on, they are more focused on keeping the investors happy than keeping the customers happy. Suddenly, the investors are the customers instead of the people who buy your product.

I never knew this before March of last year. Here are some other things I never knew before SXSWi:

Aspiring to a small business that does what it does very well is a noble pursuit.

Narenda Rocherolle, Cashing In or Selling Out, SXSW 2006

Look at what your idea of success would be. The more that you take in external motivators, the more it reduces your ultimate satisfaction because it doesn’t come from inside.

Chris Messina, Cashing In or Selling Out, SXSW 2006

Most people assume the fights are going to be the left versus the right, but it always is the reasonable versus the jerks.

Jimmy Wales, Keynote Speech, SXSW 2006

In terms of being late or not starting at all, then it’s never too late.

Alison Headley, Digital Preservation and Blogs, SXSW 2006