Ricardo Salinas Pliego Quotes

Creativity and business acumen don't always go hand in hand.

Let's all strive to be more entrepreneurial, and I think we'll all be in a better place.

A subset of CEOs is that of entrepreneurs. And the classical definition of an entrepreneur is an individual who pursues opportunity without regard to the resources currently controlled. That sounds like a very different person than one might expect an analytical investment manager to be.

Entrepreneurs, by their nature, see not only problems but solutions and opportunities.

I think entrepreneurship is combining a passion with the tenacity to problem-solve and the fearlessness to fail.

Entrepreneurism is simply taking nothing, applying talent, brains, financial creativity and hustle, and turning that into something.

Being an entrepreneur isn’t just a job title, and it isn’t just about starting a company. It’s a state of mind. It’s about seeing connections others can’t, seizing opportunities others won’t, and forging new directions that others haven’t.

One of the things that I'm really proud of is that I have really good timing. It's very easy for me to see what's coming up and it's no coincidence that I went headfirst into wine and then headfirst into new media - none at all.

Entrepreneurs see the thing they want or need, then try to figure out a process of how to get it. People who shouldn't be entrepreneurs see the standard process they need to go through to get the thing they want or need then decide if they want to go through that process.

The best founders are extremely thoughtful and have an eye for quality. I don't know if there's any generic advice here that would be helpful. Startup knowledge is a moving target.

It's a special person - and personality - who can lead a start-up to soaring success and sustain that success for the long term. Apple co-founder Steve Jobs and Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg are star examples.

Some people revel in getting their hands dirty. These are the people that make startups grow wildly. People with hustle also tend to be much more agile - they're the water that goes around the rock. These are the people you want around when everything goes wrong. They're also the people you want beside you when everything goes right.

Producing suits me because I have a business mind and a business sensibility. I was a street hustler. I did whatever it took. I sold whatever I could sell. I'm a good organiser.

A lot of people who own a business aren't entrepreneurial at all.

Great entrepreneurs focus intensely on an opportunity where others see nothing.

As an entrepreneur, you tend to see the opportunities where others see none.

I stood up for what I believed in starting businesses.

Being an entrepreneur means being a creative businessperson.

I've often thought of successful entrepreneurs as individuals who have just the right expertise - at just the right moment - to solve the emerging problems of their time.

Entrepreneurship is not only about starting businesses but is an attitude to life.

The entrepreneur always searches for change, responds to it, and exploits it as an opportunity.

I've always been an entrepreneur, but it's never been about the money. I like a challenge, the harder the better.

Entrepreneurs are great at dealing with uncertainty and also very good at minimizing risk. That's the classic great entrepreneur.

A man to carry on a successful business must have imagination. He must see things as in a vision, a dream of the whole thing.

A creative mindset is in increasingly high demand: employers are vying for workers who are able to dream big and deliver big with the next must-have product. Creative thinking fuels innovation, it leads to new goods and services, creates jobs and delivers substantial economic rewards.