Inspirational Business Quotes From The Business of Software Conference

In my second Fun Friday post, I’m going to share with you the top 11 business quotes from the 2010 Business of Software conference (BoS2010).

I attended the Business of Software conference this year, and highly recommend it. The conference was jam-packed full of insights for software startups, and was truly an inspirational event.

Top 11 Business Quotes From BoS2010

“Be so good they can’t ignore you.” ~ Peldi Guilizzoni

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“Fall in love with the problem, not with your solution.” ~ Peldi Guilizzoni

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“Brand is what people say about you after you’ve left the room.” ~ Dharmesh Shah

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“Don’t make customers happy. Make happy customers.” ~ Dharmesh Shah

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“Improve the product experience, and everybody wins.” ~ Dharmesh Shah

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“Don’t make ___(marketing)___ software. Make ___(marketing)___ superstars.” ~ Dharmesh Shah

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“Services are low margin. Except when they’re not.” ~ Dharmesh Shah

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“Give more than you take.” ~ Patrick Foley

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“The hard part of feature design…what to leave out.” ~ Dan Bricklin

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“If you want to be different, you must be willing to embrace your negatives.” ~ Youngme Moon

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“Competence is no longer a scarce commodity.” ~ Seth Godin

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What is Fun Friday?

I created the Fun Friday category to be a collection of very short, and easy to read, posts. The intention is to provide useful information in a compact form factor. These posts will showcase short videos, graphs, top 10 lists, and anything else that can be digested quickly.

Now it’s your turn. What other meaningful business quotes have inspired you?