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Most people misunderstand Leverage, but Naval Ravikant saw it differently. This collection isolates their contrarian insights, backed by full source attribution so you can verify the context. Whether you're questioning conventional wisdom or seeking a fresh perspective, these quotes challenge how you think about Leverage. Keep this archive close when you need to cut through groupthink and see clearly.
"Building a brand is a form of leverage. It’s how you scale your reputation."
"Arm yourself with specific knowledge, accountability, and leverage."
"Software is the ultimate leverage because it works while you sleep."
"Seek wealth, not money or status. Wealth is having assets that earn while you sleep."
"Apply specific knowledge, with leverage, and eventually you will get what you deserve."
"Capital and labor are permissioned leverage. Everyone is chasing capital, but someone has to give it to you."
"Specific knowledge is found by pursuing your genuine curiosity and passion rather than whatever is hot right now."
"Leverage is a double-edged sword. It can amplify your mistakes as much as your successes."
"You want to be paid for your judgment, not for your time."
"In an age of infinite leverage, judgment is the most important skill."
"You should be too busy to 'do' coffee, while still having an uncluttered calendar."
"Give me a lever long enough and a place to stand, and I will move the earth."
"Leverage is a force multiplier for your judgment."
"You can’t get rich by renting out your time. You must own equity to gain financial freedom."
"Leverage is the bridge between hard work and great wealth."
"The tools for leverage are now available to everyone. The only thing missing is the desire to use them."
"Forget rich versus poor, white-collar versus blue-collar. It’s now leveraged versus unleveraged."
"The most interesting and the most important form of leverage is the idea of products that have no marginal cost of replication."
"A small amount of judgment applied with a large amount of leverage can create massive wealth."
"Capital is a powerful form of leverage. It can be used to buy other people's time."
"The robot revolution is already here, and the robots are the software programs that provide us leverage."
"Leverage is what allows you to move the world without having to work harder."
"Productize yourself."
Source: Inspired by: Social Thread: How to Get Rich (without getting lucky)
"If you can’t code, write books and blogs, record videos and podcasts."
"Code and media are permissionless leverage. They're the leverage behind the newly rich. You can create software and media that works for you while you sleep."
"Media and code are the newest forms of leverage. They are also the most egalitarian."
"To get rich, you need leverage. Leverage comes from labor, comes from capital, or it can come from through code or media."
"The best way to build leverage is to build a product."
"Labor is the oldest form of leverage, and it's the one that's the most difficult to manage."
"We live in an age of infinite leverage, and the economic rewards for being the best are higher than ever."
"Fortunes are built through leverage."
"Earn with your mind, not your time."
Source: Inspired by: Social Thread: How to Get Rich (without getting lucky)
"If you don't own a piece of a business, you don't have a path towards financial freedom."
"The returns in life, whether in wealth, relationships, or knowledge, come from compound interest."
"Product-led leverage is where the new fortunes are being made."
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