On setting business priorities:
“When you’re starting small, pick one or two things you’re going to do well, and nail ’em.”
Steve Loughlin
President & CEO,
Affinity Circles, Inc.
On establishing a professional reputation:
“Your behavior at your company is so important, because you never know what’s going to happen—whether you’ll end up working for someone again later, and so on. Behave well, behave ethically, be kind to the people you work with, and good things will happen.”
Jim Scheinman
VP, Business Development & Sales,
Bebo, Inc.
On preparation for life as an entrepreneur:
“I think the key to success in (eventually) starting your own company is working at a startup, and really learning a lot from the team of experienced people there.”
Jeff Roberto
Senior PR/Marketing Manager,
Friendster, Inc.
On spotting the “next big thing” in business ideas:
“It’s easy to take a business plan or PowerPoint presentation or product and list all the reasons why it won’t work…But one of the more important things is to remember there are things that can take off. If you find a good enough marketing opportunity or inefficiency, very few people will actually perceive it at the time. But once you start getting traction…everybody will say, ‘Oh, it’s so obvious that people want to do X or Y.’ In fact, it’s almost never obvious in advance.”
Keith Rabois
VP, Business Development,
LinkedIn, Inc.
