James Altucher
James Altucher
James Altucher is an American hedge fund manager, entrepreneur, bestselling author, and podcaster. He has founded or cofounded more than 20 companies, including Reset Inc. and StockPickr and says he failed at 17 of them. He has published eleven books, and he is a frequent contributor to publications including The Financial Times, TheStreet.com, TechCrunch, Seeking Alpha, Thought Catalog, and The Huffington Post. USA Today named his book Choose Yourself one of the 12 Best Business Books of All Time...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth23 January 1968
CountryUnited States of America
James Altucher quotes about
The best, very best scammers will always ask for your advice. This is their favorite technique. It makes them vulnerable. It flatters your ego.
I find that many entrepreneurs are trying to do everything when it would be cheaper and more time-efficient to delegate, even if there are monetary costs associated with that.
It's in the valley of failure that we sow our seeds of success.
Rejection-and the fear of rejection-is the biggest impediment we face to choosing ourselves.
Only worry about your own happiness, which doesn’t have to be limited by anyone else’s stupidity unless you allow it to be.
Being fearless precisely when you are most scared is the best hack.
Help is a conversation. If one side talks too much, the other side will get bored. So make sure you help back when you can.
Mistakes I've made in the past make me afraid to try new things in the future. I want to be perfect.
Every successful business, even Google, Facebook, Twitter, started with a combination of manual improvements and friends of the founders using the site.
It's easy to get anonymous people to hate you. Have an opinion. Be creative. Be yourself.
The big thing in life is to focus on providing more value to people than they expect. The rest comes then.
I made so many mistakes in my first successful business I'm almost embarrassed to recount them.
Be honest about mistakes. Even if you are afraid of what people think.
My feeling, based on my own experience, is that aiming for grandiosity is the fastest route to failure.