Jason Calacanis Quotes

Dream big but think small.

Once an organization has a strong sense of mission, leaders can focus on trying new things.

I like incremental improvements or at least seeing where you're going to go and really being able to understand what's feasible at the time.

We have to constantly be looking to improve.

I want to start with small but definitive change; the big picture is too abstract.

Success doesn't sneak up on us; it starts as a dream that we combine with a clear plan of action.

It's important to have a plan, a big picture. You can deviate from it or change it completely, but it gives you something to work for.

Dream more than others think practical.

If you're doing something new you've got to have a vision. You've got to have a perspective. You've got to have some north star you're aiming for, and you just believe somehow you'll get there, which kind of gets to the passion point.

Even in an organization that's doing something big and bold, there's the mundane, day-to-day execution work of keeping it going. But people need to stay connected to the boldness, to the vision, and stay plugged in to the main vein of the dream.

The task of the leader is to get his people from where they are to where they have not been.

I'm very much a creative person, but you've got to do the follow-through. A lot of people start out with an exciting thing and they want to take over the world, but really the people who do take over the world have a good plan of how to get there and the steps along the way.

As an owner, you have a choice. Do you want to adopt a vision that you think is real sharp and real cutting edge and could get you from good to great - has a chance - or do you want to just say the organization is not about that, and we're not going to try to adopt a new coaching philosophy and vision.

I'm always pursuing the next dream, hunting for the next truth.

Create a compelling vision, one that takes people to a new place, and then translate that vision into a reality.

The engineering is secondary to the vision.

I think if you're an entrepreneur, you've got to dream big and then dream bigger.

Vision without action is merely a dream. Action without vision just passes the time. Vision with action can change the world.

Life is pretty simple: You do some stuff. Most fails. Some works. You do more of what works. If it works big, others quickly copy it. Then you do something else. The trick is the doing something else.

No matter what business you're in, you can't run in place or someone will pass you by. It doesn't matter how many games you've won.

I want to really start focusing on what I want to accomplish and what it is I want to achieve, but not micromanaging this or that and focusing on the little things.

The key to my motivation has always been to look at how far I had still to go rather than how far I had come.

You have to keep improving.

A company can set off in one direction, figures out that it's not the right way to go, and then go in an entirely new direction. Over time, the product or service improves, and the company gets better at executing and delivering.

As long as there's a vision with the club, and we're not stale, we're going forward as a club.