Since launching back in September, the past few months have flown by. In that short time, we’ve sat down with quite a few entrepreneurs working both within and outside of our community, many of which took part in our Do What You Love project — a series that showcases the entrepreneurs behind emerging companies.
To put it all in perspective, we’re bringing these 26 interviews together. You can see them all below, and if a quote catches your eye, click to read on.
“If you don’t take big risks you won’t get big rewards” — Andrew Young
“There’s only one way to succeed” — Jeffrey Blum
“You’re going to go broke and that’s okay” — Benji Kayne
I saw behind the curtain, and knew I could never have a ‘real job’ — Erik Martin
“School can’t teach you how to be fearless” — Marquise Stillwell
“Success means influence” — Matthew Medney
Do what you love: “You can’t fake it” — Andrew Kessler
“When you realize there’s something you have to do, you just do it” — Kaiyi Chu
“We want to help people break down the barriers to creativity” — Chris Poole
My boss said, “You can’t be here anymore” — Rhobin DelaCruz
“Keep on punching” — Adam Bellin
“We all have to work on ourselves” — David Ganulin
“Take a step back and get an outside perspective” — Kevin McLaughlin
“We work to live, we don’t live to work” — Danielle Weingarden
“I always said I was going to be a CEO” — Sonia Sahney Nagar
“We’re all pulling at the same rope when it comes to creating value in the world” — Pierre Dorsaz
“I refused to change my career” — Maria Ramos
“Plan your work and work your plan” — Marc Elias
“Experiences are more valuable than possessions” — Sam Lundin
“It’s important to build something that’s meaningful” — Jason Oh
“Failure is never final” — Brittany Hodak
“Just focus on the big picture” — Alziro Braga
“You can only do so many things at a time” — Andrew Frankel
“Building a product is only one facet of running a business” — Ranjan Roy
Surround yourself with people that can do what you can’t — David Joo
I was obsessed with a problem — Sandeep Ayyappan
Once you’re an entrepreneur, it’s hard to go back — Offir Gutelzon
Entrepreneurialism is part of human nature — Tiffany Willson