That’s Quotable [Jim Collins]

February 15, 2007 in That's Quotable with 1 Comment

"First figure out your partners, then figure out what ideas to
pursue. The most important thing isn’t the market you target, the
product you develop or the financing, but the founding team. Starting
a company is like scaling an unclimbed face – you don’t know what the
mountain will throw at you, so you must pick the right partners, who
share your values, on whom you can depend, and who can adapt."

Jim Collins, author of Good to Great as quoted in Fortune (February 19, 2007)

One Response to “That’s Quotable [Jim Collins]”

  1. Steven Gibbs February 15, 2007 at 9:25 am #

    Stonecreek Staff

    Saw this great quote on Tony Morgan’s blog today. Quoting Jim Collins from CNN Money, First figure out your partners, then figure out what ideas to pursue. The most important thing isn’t the market you target, the product you develop