I'm not just an artist. I'm a CEO. Read Summary
I own my own company, so I've never had businessmen telling me what to do or getting worried if something doesn't sell. I've always had my own access to the public, because I started off making my clothes for a little shop and so I've always had people buying them. Read Summary
I've always had my own access to the public, because I started off making my clothes for a little shop, and so I've always had people buying them. I could always sell a few, even if I couldn't sell a lot, and somehow my business grew because people happened to like it. I'm in a fortunate position. Read Summary
The Jews had, as a matter of fact, long been all along the most ingenious entrepreneurs. It was only our own future that we had never built upon a business basis. Read Summary
When I'm not longer rapping, I want to open up an ice cream parlor and call myself Scoop Dogg. Read Summary
There's so much that I want to do. I feel like I'm the Magic Johnson of rap. You know, Magic was great on the basketball court, but he's bigger as a businessman. Read Summary
I learned how to take other people's mechanisms of promoting their stuff through me as opposed to promoting my own stuff, as far as getting Snoop DeVilles, SnoopDeGrills, Snoop Doggy Dogg biscuits, Snoop Dogg record label, Snoop Dogg bubble gum, Snoop Youth Football League. Read Summary
Startups on the inside are always badly broken. Read Summary
I wouldn't call Loopt a failure. It didn't turn out like I wanted, for sure, but it was fun, I learned a lot, and I made enough money to start investing, which led me to my current job. I don't regret it at all. Read Summary
There's this famous observation that I totally believe: Great startup ideas are the ones that lie in the intersection of the Venn diagram of 'is a good idea' and 'looks like a bad idea.' So you want most people to think it's a bad idea and thus not compete with you until you get giant. But for it to secretly be good. Read Summary
All throughout my life I have been deeply immersed in startups, either because I was running one or investing in them or helping them. Read Summary
It's easy to say, 'I'm going to build something that already exists,' but it's difficult to clearly and succinctly describe something new. Read Summary
Sometimes people think Y Combinator has big ideas about themes. But really, we just fund the best startups. Read Summary
You shouldn't try to manufacture progress. Read Summary
When times are bad is when the real entrepreneurs emerge. Read Summary
Starting your own business isn't just a job - it's a way of life. Read Summary
From my very first day as an entrepreneur, I've felt the only mission worth pursuing in business is to make people's lives better. Read Summary
If you want to be a Millionaire, start with a billion dollars and launch a new airline. Read Summary
It's a common misconception that money is every entrepreneur's metric for success. It's not, and nor should it be. Read Summary
I never get the accountants in before I start up a business. It's done on gut feeling, especially if I can see that they are taking the mickey out of the consumer. Read Summary