Marc Andreessen on Confidence Quotes

"The most important quality for a founder is insane adaptability fueled by confidence."

"Believe in the power of human ingenuity to overcome any obstacle."

"You have to have the confidence to hire people better than you."

"Confidence isn't about being right; it's about the willingness to be wrong while moving fast."

"True confidence is the ability to look at a disaster and see a pivot."

"Techno-optimism is a material philosophy, not a political philosophy. We believe that there is no material problem that cannot be solved with more technology."

"The only way to find the limits of the possible is by going beyond them into the impossible."

"The world is a very malleable place. If you know what you want, and you go after it with maximum energy and drive and passion, the world will yield to you."

"Software is eating the world because it allows for the digitization and rapid iteration of human interaction."

"Growth comes from the confidence to challenge your own assumptions."

"Innovation requires the confidence to fail in public."

"Don't wait for permission to be great."

"The future is a choice, and choosing it requires boldness."

"The gap between the potential of technology and its realization is execution."

"The courage to start is the first step toward the confidence to finish."

"You need a certain amount of arrogance to believe you can change an entire industry."

"The most dangerous thing is to stay in your comfort zone."

"Every great breakthrough was once a crazy idea that someone had the confidence to pursue."

"Strong opinions, weakly held."

"Risk is the price you pay for the opportunity to be right."

"The battle between every startup and incumbent comes down to whether the startup gets distribution before the incumbent gets innovation."

"Our civilization was built on technology."

"You have to be a definitive optimist—you need a plan and the confidence to execute it."

"Software is eating the world. That is the fundamental motivation for everything we do in the modern economy."

"If you want to do something big, you have to be comfortable being misunderstood for long periods of time."

"If you're not getting rejected on a regular basis, your goals aren't ambitious enough."

"Be so good they can't ignore you, but be confident enough to know it first."

"The world belongs to the builders, and building requires conviction."

"The biggest risk is not taking one."

"Building something new requires the confidence to stand alone."

"Confidence is the bridge between a vision and a reality."

"If you can’t code, write books and blogs, record videos and podcasts."

"Don't follow your passion. Follow your contribution."