Thursday, January 23, 2025

Vinnie Lauria –  Managing Partner, Golden Gate Ventures

“The next decade is going to be a very competitive decade for CEOs. You are going to have to scale from 5 to 5,000 much quicker, to be more competitive, (and for) more money,”

– on SPACs attention on Southeast Asia’s startups.

Ernest Hemingway – 1964 Nobel Laureate in Literature

"Never confuse movement with action."

Michael Altshuler – Speaker, Coach & Author and Believe & Achieve Tour

"The bad news is time flies. The good news is you’re the pilot."

Seth Godin – Author & Coordinator of The Carbon Almanac, Founder of Akimbo

"The cost of being wrong is less than the cost of doing nothing."

Phil Jackson – 11-time NBA championship winning coach

"The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team."

Dharmesh Shah – CTO & Co-Founder, HubSpot

"Many companies have forgotten they sell to actual people. Humans care about the entire experience, not just the marketing or sales or service. To...

Nora Ephron – Journalist, Writer and Filmmaker

"Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim."

Tan Sri Azman Mokhtar – Chairman of the Leadership Council of the Malaysian International Islamic Financial Centre

"For the overall economy to thrive, it’s essential to strike a well-balanced harmony between companies driven by established institutions and those led by entrepreneurs....

Ren Zhengfei – Founder and CEO of Huawei Technologies

"We must not slack off or allow mediocrity, and we must remain dedicated and inspire passion throughout the organisation."

Diane Von Furstenberg – Fashion Designer

"Character. Intelligence. Strength. Style. That makes beauty."