Kevin Harrington famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

Nothing turns off an investor more than when an entrepreneur comes in with a ridiculous valuation.
-- Kevin Harrington

#Entrepreneur #Ridiculous #Turns
I understand that finance can be very complex.
-- Kevin Harrington

#Finance
When I was starting out, being a young entrepreneur was not fashionable. Parents would ask, 'When are you going to get a real job?'
-- Kevin Harrington

#Jobs #Real #Entrepreneur
I did something rather innovative that my competitors didn't like: I took out a full-page advertisement in the Yellow Pages that listed an office on the east side of Cincinnati, and another office on the west side, while every other heating/air-conditioning company had only one location and one phone number. I was the citywide company. In fact, our 'westside office' was just an answering service taking telephone message. From the start we appeared to be a big company.
-- Kevin Harrington

#Numbers #Phones #Air
Being born into poverty does not mean you are condemned to spend the rest of your life in poverty.
-- Kevin Harrington

#Mean #Doe #Poverty
You only stay in front by coming up with ideas your new competitors haven't thought of yet.
-- Kevin Harrington

#Ideas #Competitors
By definition startups usually do not turn a profit.
-- Kevin Harrington

#Definitions #Profit #Turns
Reality TV is a totally different animal than the infomercial world.
-- Kevin Harrington

#Animal #Reality #Different
Ive spent over 25 years in the television industry, the direct response industry. I met a lot of people and certainly learned the power of commercials and their brand building potential.
-- Kevin Harrington

#Years #People #Television
I have seen entrepreneurs ask for hundreds of millions of dollars on a concept and try to sell because of 'their passion' for an idea. If the idea is that good, why wouldn't I cut you out and hire someone who is just as passionate for much, much less?
-- Kevin Harrington

#Passion #Cutting #Ideas
One of the big problems entrepreneurs run into is they get too comfortable,
-- Kevin Harrington

#Running #Entrepreneur #Problem
People must be realistic when evaluating their business.
-- Kevin Harrington

#People #Realistic

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