Business

We were able to create a brand before we created a product – and that means that the spaces that we can now go into are so vast, because people know Deliciously Ella not just for a single food product but for an entire lifestyle play.

Founder of Deliciously Ella, plant-based food blogger and author

Initially, there was no intention of doing anything with Deliciously Ella – it was a personal project, and that allowed it to grow as a community, and a space, that wasn't commercially focused. I think this gave it a level of authenticity that perhaps some brands struggle with and in retrospect it's been a really interesting approach, albeit an unusual one.

Founder of Deliciously Ella, plant-based food blogger and author

For me, starting a business was something that kind of ended up happening, not something I had the intention of doing. You so often hear stories of amazing entrepreneurs who tell you they always had that business instinct, even when they were at school they used to sell marbles or chocolate; and that wasn't me in any shape or form. It all happened incredibly naturally.

Founder of Deliciously Ella, plant-based food blogger and author

When you have the confidence that you really are an expert closer, you're a competent closer, the word no doesn't matter, because you know that there's going to be a certain number of no's and a certain number of yes's.

Stock Broker Convicted of Fraud; Subject of "The Wolf of Wall Street

Every person is different, but every sale is the same. The question is, where does the person start out on the certainty continuum?

Stock Broker Convicted of Fraud; Subject of "The Wolf of Wall Street

By using the Straight Line System, you can get yourself to a level where you're certainly good enough at sales, where your skill in that area is not going to be what holds you back in life.

Stock Broker Convicted of Fraud; Subject of "The Wolf of Wall Street

It makes you respect money more when it comes from something you create, rather than just trading back and forth with someone else's cash.

Stock Broker Convicted of Fraud; Subject of "The Wolf of Wall Street

I don't think it's money that corrupts people, I really don't. I think it's the idea that when you make money without having a tangible creation attached to that money, it has no value.

Stock Broker Convicted of Fraud; Subject of "The Wolf of Wall Street

an object must be useful before being beautiful.

Renowned French Industrial Designer & Architect Known for Innovative Product Design

If the disabled workforce was utilised to its full potential, that's an extra £40 billion that could be added to the economy.

British TV Presenter, Diversity Advocate & Commonwealth Games Federation Official

People who are building don't want to simply test their ideas in a microcosm, they want to be successful in the real-world, and San Francisco is an international city with real world connections.

Mayor of San Francisco (2011-2018) & First Asian-American Mayor

The entrepreneurs I like are the ones running real businesses without all the bullshit about the hype and the valuations. I've made the most money with people who put their nose to the grindstone and don't talk about valuation.

Shark Tank investor, businessman, and former Canadian political candidate

The sacrifice is perhaps a decade- and it's a total sacrifice- you may not see your kids, you may miss an entire cycle of your lives, but you're doing it to provide for them in the future in a way you never could if you were an employee.

Shark Tank investor, businessman, and former Canadian political candidate

It taught me the difference between the two types of people in the world. Those that own the store, and those that scrape shit off the floor. You have to decide which one you want to be. I didn't want to scrape shit off the floor. I wanted to own the store.

Shark Tank investor, businessman, and former Canadian political candidate

In order to fix bias you have to admit to them, you have to admit they exist and bring them out of the shadows. Then you can call them out. We have to stop pretending that there's no adversity, or that we can't do anything about the adversity we face.

COO of Facebook & Author of "Lean In

Competition is great for consumers, but nothing destroys enterprise value faster than intense competition. To succeed in commerce, you need a great operating team focused on the nitty gritty details of the business.