Steve Case Quotes

As you head toward your goals, be prepared to make some slight adjustments to your course. You don't change your decision to go - you do change your direction to get there.

Nobody has a crystal ball, and part of evolving a business plan is to say, 'I might have said we're going left, but I see the opportunity and we're going right.'

You can get so focused on a strategy and making it work that you lose sight of your larger mission.

Focus on long term success but be willing to make short term adjustments to get there

We should never change our minds about where we are going, but always be curious about different ways to get there.

Just like any business is a living, breathing thing, an entrepreneur has to be able to adapt over time.

I think a good entrepreneur has a very clear grasp of what the goal is, an unwavering sense of the goal, an utterly agile approach of getting there.

Our ultimate goal is to stay in business. We are not here with a specific plan. That's kind of how our entire career has evolved. We will figure things out as we go along.

What an entrepreneur does is to build for the long run. If the market is great, you get all of the resources you can. You build to it. But a good entrepreneur is always prepared to throttle back, put on the brakes, and if the world changes, adapt to the world.

You can't predict it all. People will tell you to plan things out as best you can. They will tell you to focus. They will tell you to follow your dreams. They will all be right.

If you really stay focused on what your beliefs are and what your customer wants, you'll find the right markets.

As an entrepreneur, one of my biggest struggles is that you have to focus, but you also have to expand.

We must take on each match as best we can and try to recover from each as quickly as possible.

I knew as long as I stayed focused on my priorities, I would be ready for life's ups and downs.

We have to take every game as it comes.

I've always been someone that sets achievable short-term goals. I've never been someone that's had a five-year plan, or a three-year plan. That just seems to lead to a lot of disappointment, and doesn't give you the chance to be flexible. So I've just always been someone that's sort of reassessed where I'm at, and set goals that are realistic. And luckily, I've had plenty of chances to recalibrate and adjust, and good fortune's come my way.

If we screw it up, start over. Try something else.

When you don't know what to do, try something; if that doesn't work, try something else.

I try my best to learn from other people's mistakes. I have a lot of respect for people who can change.

I'm not the type of person that just needs to feel concrete and like nothing's going to change. I revel in the change.

Leadership is about coping with change

You've got to have a vision and an intention and that will guide what you do. I call it devotion. Ask yourself, "Is this not moving me toward where we need to be?" I believe that's helpful because a vision pulls you forward and it keeps you focused. A vision for the day, for the week, for the month and a lifelong vision - whatever works for you. And then you govern your activities and your behaviors accordingly.

Everything has a beginning and an ending. Make peace with that and all will be well...In life we cannot avoid change, we cannot avoid loss. Freedom and happiness are found in the flexibility and ease with which we move through change.

I just try to just roll with the punches. I mean, once the team pretty much starts closing out, just try to get in attack mode, and at the same time, try to find my teammates. It's kind of hard, hitting the shots I was hitting, to try and pass the ball, but you've got to figure out a way.

Be clear about your goal but be flexible about the process of achieving it.