Marc Andreessen on Excellence Quotes

"Success is a function of the quality of your decisions, and quality decisions require deep work."

"The first step to excellence is deciding that you will not accept anything less from yourself or your team."

"Focus on the 1% of things that actually move the needle."

"Excellence is found in the details of the code and the precision of the strategy."

"Raise prices. Most companies don't charge enough for the value they provide."

"You have to be willing to be misunderstood for a long time if you want to achieve excellence."

"The best way to predict the future is to build it."

"The difference between success and failure is often just the ability to stay focused."

"The goal is not to be different; the goal is to be better. Excellence is the ultimate differentiator."

"Product-market fit is the only thing that matters."

"Excellence requires a level of aggression and speed that most people are uncomfortable with."

"The only scarcity in a world of abundant capital is the scarcity of talent and excellence."

"The best entrepreneurs are the ones who are most obsessed with the problem they are solving."

"The market doesn't care about your effort; it only cares about the excellence of the output."

"In a great market—a market with lots of real potential customers—the market pulls product out of the startup."

"Greatness is not a destination; it is a standard you hold every single day."

"To achieve excellence, you must be a techno-optimist who believes the future can be better."

"The most important skill for the 21st century is the ability to learn and adapt with excellence."

"Technology is the glory of human ambition and achievement, the spearhead of progress, and the realization of our potential."

"You can always feel when product/market fit isn't happening. The customers aren't quite getting value from the product, word of mouth isn't spreading."

"The most successful people are those who can synthesize information from many different fields to find a unique edge."

"Excellence is the engine of progress and the only way to ensure the future is bright."

"It’s time to build, and building requires a commitment to excellence that we haven't seen in decades."

"The most important thing is to keep the most important thing the most important thing."

"A great product is the result of a thousand small decisions made with excellence."

"Innovation is the byproduct of a culture that refuses to settle for 'good enough'."

"If you are doing something that is truly excellent, you don't need to shout about it."

"High-growth markets solve all problems, but excellence is what keeps you there."

"Software is eating the world because software is the most efficient way to deliver value."

"Growth is the ultimate filter for excellence in the startup world."

"Don't follow your passion. Follow your contribution. Focus on where you can be the most excellent."

"A-players hire A-players; B-players hire C-players."

"We believe that there is no material problem – whether created by nature or by technology – that cannot be solved with more technology."