Businessman Quotes

I don't feel like my life happens to me. I feel like I happen to my life. I feel that I'm in the driver's seat.
I don't like asking people for things, so if I can do it myself, that's the mindset I have. My dad is very much a do-it-yourself kind of person, so I had a strong sense of independence.
I don't like spending money.
I had this question when we started: Is this something that's only going to work in New York City? And then, is it just in North America? Is it just in Western culture?
I have incredible wealth, and I think there's a great responsibility to use this position to do good stuff.
I like to keep things simple.
I realized that I'm increasingly in a position where I know a network of people, and I'm able to connect more or less anyone.
I think we've always thought that it's important to have a positive relationships with local government rather than taking a confrontational kind of stance.
I'm married. I have a daughter, so I put aside time in the day to spend with them.
It's not just exciting to build things but to explore new fields and to recognize what comes with that is a lot of uncertainty.
More efficient workers are always in an employer's best interest.
My wife and I try to have a date night once a week. We schedule them all in advance.
No hotels have gone out of business because of Airbnb... Airbnb is not a perfect substitute for a hotel. We excel at different things.
Our interest isn't in just serving the guests and hosts. We need to serve the entire community. If that means we have to take action against the host, we will.
Part of being an entrepreneur is, like, it's just so great to run your own business, that feeling you get.
Silicon Valley is super competitive and super expensive for talent, for office space, for everything.
Some hotels are trying to dig their feet in and trying to say that Airbnb shouldn't exist - that 'illegal hotels' shouldn't exist. And, of course, illegal hotels shouldn't exist. But when they say illegal hotels, sometimes they mean anything that's not a hotel.
Talking to hosts and asking them, 'What does Airbnb mean to you?'... I get amazingly heartfelt stories about the people that they met, about the money that they earned, about the mindset of empowerment they got through this and how they then applied that to their own business.
There's a perception out there that Airbnb doesn't want there to be rules. We think rules would be fantastic. We think rules would help our community, but not necessarily the rules that have simply existed for decades.
Ultimately, what we're trying to do for our customers or our guests is create magical travel experiences.
«first‹previous915916917918919920921922923924925next›last»
Total Records : 18788

Related Books

Share to your friends..

Popular Topics

Attitude Death Inspirational Life Love Motivational Nature Positive