entrepreneurship

11 statements across 10 episodes · 4 bullish · 2 bearish · 10 people on the record · first statement Oct 2, 2017 by Gary Hirshberg · across every show →

Everything said about entrepreneurship, oldest first

Oct 2, 2017 positive
Opinion
Hirshberg: Hampshire College is the best training for entrepreneurs
“It turns out that it was probably the best training for an entrepreneur that there is, because this is a school- That has no credits, no requirements, no grades. You only pass, matriculate through by contracting and making progress with individual professors w…”
Gary Hirshberg Oct 2, 2017 ▶ 6:19 Stonyfield Yogurt: Gary Hirshberg
Dec 13, 2018 positive
Insight
Stanford's stereotypical founder culture deterred Katrina Lake from pursuing entrepreneurship
“The people who are the entrepreneur types at Stanford were very different than kind of how I saw myself, and so it took a really long time, I think, for me to realize that entrepreneurship would be a good path And I think there's a lot of other people out ther…”
Katrina Lake Dec 13, 2018 ▶ 1:50 Stitch Fix's Katrina Lake At The HIBT Summit
Aug 5, 2019
Insight
Lütke: Entrepreneurship inevitably drags everyone around the founder into the journey
“Even if you make the choice yourself to embark in entrepreneurship, kind of everyone around you is coming onto the trip. There's a lot of people who end up mattering a lot”
Tobias Lütke Aug 5, 2019 ▶ 14:07 Shopify: Tobias Lütke
Jun 18, 2020 negative
Opinion
Hughes: Corporate consolidation and big-box retailers drove the 30-year decline in entrepreneurship
“Because of consolidation, because of the big boxes. Because of these major corporations buying out everybody and putting them all under one umbrella. It has been an incredible decline.”
Cathy Hughes Jun 18, 2020 ▶ 16:14 How I Built Resilience: Live with Cathy Hughes
Aug 26, 2021 neutral
Insight
Robinson: Marginalized entrepreneurship often requires rebuilding institutions that excluded them
“You know, there's kind of like this sort of two types of entrepreneurship that, I kind of see in the black community that entrepreneurship of trying to build something that, you know, adds a new service, adds a new resource. And then the thing for oppressed pe…”
Rashad Robinson Aug 26, 2021 ▶ 12:19 Live From The HIBT Summit: Rashad Robinson
Nov 8, 2021 positive
Insight
Nikhil Arora: Immigrating is the ultimate form of entrepreneurship
“Even think about entrepreneurship, like, to me, immigrating is the ultimate form of that, of taking risk and sacrifice in search of something better”
Nikhil Arora Nov 8, 2021 ▶ 8:31 Back to the Roots: Nikhil Arora and Alejandro Velez
May 26, 2022
Insight
Hypomania is nearly indistinguishable from an entrepreneur who is 'on'
“I think that hypomanic state is almost indistinguishable from an entrepreneur who is quote unquote on, right?”
Andy Dunn May 26, 2022 ▶ 12:56 HIBT Lab! Burn Rate: Andy Dunn
May 26, 2022
Insight
Startup volatility often masks clinical bipolar mood swings in founders
“It's easy to explain away The mood swings you might experience as a person with bipolar disorder, if you're also an entrepreneur, as being due to the fact that you're an entrepreneur, when there's something else that you need to be dealing with as well, that i…”
Andy Dunn May 26, 2022 ▶ 25:12 HIBT Lab! Burn Rate: Andy Dunn
May 20, 2024 positive
Insight
Raz: A two-year Mormon mission is exceptional entrepreneurial training
“That mission, that two-year mission, that's like amazing practice to becoming an entrepreneur. Because you're basically getting a hundred people a day telling you, no, I'm not interested in hearing your message.”
Guy Raz May 20, 2024 ▶ 7:24 Therabody: Jason Wersland
Feb 23, 2026 neutral
Insight
Removing financial motivation eliminates the natural milestone to stop working
“When money's not a motivation, there's no reason to stop. Like, it used to be, oh, I'll earn enough too, and then I would say, oh, now I can take a break. Now, since money's not the goal, then I don't have any natural thing to stop me from doing the next thing…”
Jim McKelvey Feb 23, 2026 ▶ 1:09:25 Square: Jim McKelvey. He Lost a $2,000 Sale, Then Built a $10 Billion Company
Jun 22, 2026 negative
Opinion
Starr: Modern Economy Leaves Little Room for Bootstrapped Entrepreneurs Without Wealth
“The way things are constructed now, there's very little room for entrepreneurship. Unless you have A lot of money, or your family has money. I mean, just to have an idea, and have virtually no money, it's hard, man. It's hard. It's not the same country.”
Stephen Starr Jun 22, 2026 ▶ 21:10 STARR Restaurants: Stephen Starr. How a Non-Foodie Built Thriving Restaurants on Gut Instinct
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