Ana Patricia Botin Quotes

A three-to-six month course can give priority and direction on the five or six important things that entrepreneurs need to do first.

In the new economy, we all have to be entrepreneurs with our own lives - with all the rewards and risks and, yes, anxieties that entails.

Founders go wrong when they start to believe their business plan will materialize as written. I advise entrepreneurs to burn their business plan - it's simply too dangerous to the health of your business.

One skill of a great entrepreneur is to get a whole complicated discussion and then say, 'We're going to do this one and we're only going to do this one'. Managers are good at prioritizing. Entrepreneurs know what is the one thing.

An entrepreneur must deal with more uncertainty than a professional with a well-defined role.

There's one thing I've learned about entrepreneurs' business plans. Every one is wrong.

Management is all about managing in the short term, while developing the plans for the long term.

'This will pass and it always does.' I consistently have to keep telling myself that because being an entrepreneur means that you go to those dark places a lot, and sometimes they're real. You're wondering if you can you make payroll. There is a deadline, and you haven't slept in a while. It's real.

Whether your dream is a $100,000 in sales or a million, the amount of work is likely the same - you'll still have 86,400 seconds each day, so why couldn't you imagine creating the company and enterprise that can fulfill every aspect of any dream you wish to have?

Many who know me or have worked for me are aware of my penchant for strategic planning. I consider it a critical component of the success of any organization and believe in the value of planning for a company's needs over multiple time horizons, as well as reviews against that plan at regular intervals.

When I was starting a small printing shop in Wembley, I vividly remember coming out of the cinema, realising I had spent the two hours worrying about that month's payroll, rather than focusing on the film.

All good entrepreneurs have to start somewhere with a dedicated plan to finish in a great place.

Before dreaming about the future or marking plans, you need to articulate what you already have going for you - as entrepreneurs do.

Pursue your dreams but have a backup plan.

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

I used to go to the gym with one of my best friends, and we seemed to have the same conversation over and over again. I was always saying, 'I'm still not pregnant, and I still haven't worked out what I'm writing,' and her answer to both was always, 'Just relax!'

Entrepreneurs are not driven by fear; they are driven by the idea to create impact.

The most incredible businesses are started by entrepreneurs who relentlessly pursue their passion, but passion works best with a thoughtful, ambitious-yet-grounded business plan.

I used to struggle mentally in these preseason games because you know you're not going to be in there long.

With a lot of young entrepreneurs, it always start rotten, but then something good happens - but do you keep it good?

I'm always investing and building things at the same time.

I think most people who try to start a business, they realise very quickly that one of the biggest hurdles is having to be self-determined.

My new year's resolution is to stop making five-year plans. I stress over where I'm going to be in five years so often.

Plenty of entrepreneurs can start a company. What is more rare is to evolve it and to scale with it over time.

One of the biggest reasons entrepreneurs don't succeed is because they have too many chiefs. You've got to bring in the right people to make the right decisions.