Marc Andreessen on Focus Quotes

"Every time you say 'yes' to something, you are saying 'no' to something else."

"Don't worry about the competition; worry about the customer."

"Focus is a matter of deciding what you're not going to do."

"Venture capital is a game of home runs, not averages."

"The world is a very noisy place. You have to be very careful about what you let in."

"The spread of computers and the Internet will put jobs in two categories: people who tell computers what to do, and people who are told by computers what to do."

"Technology is the lever on the world to move it to a better place."

"If you don't have large blocks of uninterrupted time, you can't solve hard problems."

"Focus is about saying no to a thousand things so you can say yes to the one thing that matters."

"Focus on the work, not the credit."

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

"The only thing that matters is getting to product-market fit. Everything else is secondary."

"Focus on the work, not the reward. The reward is a byproduct of the excellence of the work."

"The world is a very distracting place, and it’s only getting more distracting. The ability to focus is a superpower."

"Email is a task list that other people can add items to. Stop letting other people dictate your time."

"Technology can be a distraction, but it can also be a powerful tool for focus if used correctly."

"Focus on the things that don't change."

"The biggest risk is not taking one. In a world changing this fast, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks."

"Originality is hard."

"Focus on building things that make people's lives better, and the wealth will take care of itself."

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

"Great founders are often the ones who are the most obsessed."

"The life of any startup can be divided into two parts: before product/market fit and after product/market fit."

"Productivity is the result of focus, not just effort."

"Focus is the most important thing for any startup."

"True passion in entrepreneurship looks like obsession. It's the inability to think about anything else."

"Winning requires a level of obsession that most people find unhealthy."

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

"Stop multitasking. It's just a way to do multiple things poorly at the same time."

"Don't just be passionate about the idea; be passionate about the customer."

"Product-market fit is the only thing that matters. If you haven't found it, nothing else should motivate you."

"The ability to concentrate is the key to success."

"Don't worry about what other people think. Focus on what you are building."