Francisco Franco Quotes

I have a good eye for great projects, talent, and entrepreneurs.

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.

If you're running an engineering or finance company, all companies depend on ideas and ingenuity. I think the principles of creative leadership apply everywhere, whether it's an advertising company or whether you're running a hospital.

I'm a businessman, and what I know is numbers and business.

My business acumen is definitely growing.

I never aspired to be a public figure. I have always been interested primarily in real business and the development of business strategies.

To be the best CEO you can be, you have to be passionate about the business you're running. And I have true passion for the financial markets and the financial industry.

I think my gift lies in being a startup entrepreneur and creating environments and experiences.

There is a common and persistent belief out there that entrepreneurship is about creativity - that it's about having a great idea. But it's not, really. Entrepreneurship isn't about creativity. It's about organization-building - which, in turn, is about people.

I'm not a business person.

Technical co-founders are great at envisioning where the company's going from a strategic standpoint. They have what I call the 'gut-feel' of building out their business.

I had a very long and successful career as an entrepreneur, focused on the needs of small to midsize businesses.

My goal was to have a company off the ground by the time I graduated. But the worst-case scenario was I would have an MBA and a lot of opportunities ahead of me.

I want to get my MBA. I want to create my own business. When I'm finished with football, I want a seamless transition to life and work and what I've dreamed about doing all my life.

I do not sacrifice, but lend myself to business.

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.

I don't think it ever occurred to me that I wouldn't be an entrepreneur. My dad became a real estate developer, and that work is usually project-based. You attract investors for a project with a certain life cycle, and then you move on to the next thing. It's almost like being a serial entrepreneur, so I had that as an example.

Most people who go into business for themselves and, therefore, believe they are entrepreneurs, are doomed to struggle because they don't have a true Entrepreneurial Perspective. They have a Technician's Perspective.

I've said it for four decades - work 'on' your business, not just 'in' your business!

A good business book teaches simple truths.

All you can worry about as CEO is making sure your company continues to build great products, deliver the revenue, and keep your customers happy.

I think every business is definitely different. There are certain businesses where execution is everything.

Too many executives I've met over the years have the mentality of a bodybuilder; they've come to accept the idea that growth is synonymous with success.

I don't want to be a basketball player that's a businessman. I want to be a businessman that's a business.

J.D., MBAs typically go into the financial world. What I love is driving the top line.