Marc Andreessen on Focus Quotes

"Product/market fit means being in a good market with a product that can satisfy that market."

"Writing is thinking. If you can't write it down, you haven't thought it through."

"Efficiency in a startup means doing only what matters for the customer."

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

"Focus on the work, not the credit."

"Focus is the ultimate competitive advantage."

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

"You can always feel when product-market fit isn't happening."

"The most important thing is to have long, uninterrupted blocks of time."

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

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

"I don't do meetings. If you have a schedule, you are a slave to your calendar."

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

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

"The world belongs to the people who can focus."

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

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

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

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

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

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

"The more you focus, the more you can accomplish."

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

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

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

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

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

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

"The most successful people I know are the ones who are the most focused on their specific goals."

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

"Don't answer your phone. Let it go to voicemail. If it's important, they'll leave a message."

"The biggest distraction is often the thing you are currently doing that isn't working."

"The only way to do anything significant is to focus on it for a long period of time."