Chris Sacca Quotes

I'm trying to be a sponge. People say, 'Well, that's what your rookie year is.' I still feel that way in my second year.

I don't plan in terms of career ambitions. The only career ambition I have is to work with people who are going to bring you up and elevate your performance. They'll let you know things that you didn't know already and bring you places that you might not have gotten to otherwise.

You don't get any better unless you're around guys who know more than you.

I try to surround myself with people smarter than me - if I'm the smartest guy in the room, I change rooms.

I used to go to all the environmental conferences when I wasn't an invited speaker. I was just somebody in the back taking a lot of notes. It was when I was least visible that I came up with the most cool stuff. Now, because I don't get to be Clark Kent, I feel like my learning curve is slowing way down. I'm always afraid the conversation will move on and I'll be up at the front of the room saying last year's speech.

Every time I work on a new set, I take whatever I can from it and learn as much as I can around the people who I am working with.

I always tried to align myself with strategic partners, friends, and information to help me with the things that I did not know, and ultimately, I made it.

This whole thing's about development. Not only are we trying to develop players, we're trying to develop ourselves.

Surround yourself with people you can always learn something from. Always work with people that are better at their craft than you are.

I think the only way you learn is to surround yourself with people that are better than you.

For me, it's about surrounding myself with the best, most talented team out there, and not ever being afraid of being the worst guy in the room. It's ego-crushing, yeah. Every day is ego-crushing. But it keeps you sharper than you can imagine.

I always try to work with people who are better than me, so I can learn more.

My abilities grow with each job, whether it's writing or directing. When I stop learing, I'll stop working.

Everything is a learning experience.

Every film teaches you something; every experience on every film set with every co-star teaches you something. You learn something new. I think the challenge is to keep working harder and doing better.

Just because you are CEO, don't think you have landed. You must continually increase your learning, the way you think, and the way you approach the organization. I've never forgotten that.

I always try and take something from each job.

You don’t make decisions in hindsight; you make them in the present. You live and learn.

You always want to improve, learn from the veterans on the team.

I am learning on every job I do. There is something new every time.

Rahman sir keeps pushing himself. He keeps trying new things, whether it is his craft, music or sound... he is always learning. He looks for opportunities to learn, even from children.

I am always open to learning. I am always open to adapting myself to a new role and a new position.

Business is just like sports: if you're the best in the group that you run in, you're never going to get any better. It's the same thing in business. I surround myself with people who are smarter than me and have more experience than me, and I have gotten a lot of great advice.

You coach your own system for so many years, that's all you ever know. To be able to step inside and see how others do it was very beneficial.

When you surround yourself with some of the best in the business you can only get better.