Dennis Crowley Quotes

Founders should think of their company as a product and build it and shape it with the same passion and care.

Entrepreneurship is not really building a product, it's not having an idea, it's not being in the right place at the right time. It's fundamentally company building.

It may be easier than ever to start a product, but building a company is just as hard as its ever been.

I made so many mistakes in running the company so far, basically any mistake you can think of I probably made. I think, if anything, the Facebook story is a great example of how if you're building a product that people love you can make a lot of mistakes

Being an entrepreneur is not about being in love with an idea, it's about being in love with running a company.

There are exceptions of course, but most companies start with a great idea - not a pivot.

I'm not looking to... I'd like to build my company and make a bigger company always, but I think in the behind the scenes arena is where I'd prefer to spend my time.

When you found a company, you have the original vision, you make all the original decisions, you know every employee, you kind of know every aspect of the product architecture and its limitations.

I love building companies; I love making products.

I grew up in a household that revered building businesses. It wasn't thinking about leadership; it was more about building something. To build something, you ultimately have to lead.

To be a designer today is to be an entrepreneur. Whether you're a two-man operation in Shoreditch or a 3,000-person, vertically integrated brand, you need to have the wherewithal to run your business through investment, considering everything from start-up funds to your exit plan or what it takes to go public.

I knew nothing about sales, marketing or how to run a company. Nor did I have a desire to do any of those things.

I love what the Valley does. I love company building. I love startups. I love technology companies. I love new technology. I love this process of invention. Being able to participate in that as a founder and a product creator, or as an investor or a board member, I just find that hugely satisfying.

I've been good at product entrepreneuring.

The only way anyone's going to succeed is to build the product.

The biggest challenge is to build the team and start the company, while hiring people, raising money, building a brand which has no history, all at the same time. You're doing a lot of things that in an established company are already done.

I am a serious businesswoman. I don't enjoy being out there on TV; it's not what I do well. But I love building companies; I love making products.

We started the company out of frustration with the employer that we had because we were building great stuff and there was no way that this stuff was ever going to get into the hands of the people who could use it.

It's much more difficult running a business than buying one.

I have this passion for building things, so I always wanted to build a startup. I always wanted to start my own company.

It's important for founders to think about how they would build their company from scratch - again.

I knew that if I could create a quality product and find the proper retail outlets, it would be a great company.

No one gave me a recipe for how to create company culture. I wish I had had one.

A lot of people especially want to know about going into business. But it's a two-way conversation.

I really believe that the single hardest thing in business is building a company that does repeatable innovation... and just has this ongoing culture of excellence as it grows.