Amjad Masad's quotes, sayings

Stop Thinking and Start Doing

In today's world with AI, it benefits the doers more than the thinkers.

Build, Don't Overthink

Don't sit on your ideas, go build them. Don't just wait and overthink, go do things.

Find Your Edge at the Intersection of AI

You have some experience in life that’s differentiated - maybe you’re a nurse, you’re into sports, or you’re obsessed with something. Find the intersection with AI, figure out how to transform that industry, and you can build something extraordinary.

Apply AI to What You Already Know and Get Rich

Don't be specific about which part of AI. You can apply AI to any industry. Pick any vertical you have experience in and figure out how to apply AI.

The Mindset Behind Extraordinary Achievement

Is Zuckerberg that much better than me? Is Elon that much better than me? Why are they better than me? They're not. And if you just have that self-belief, that self-talk, I think you're going to be able to achieve amazing things. It's mindset!

Think Long-Term, Move Fast

We got offered to get acquired for a billion dollars in 2019. I said no because I want to build a trillion dollar company... always thinking big and paradoxically have incredible patience to be able to do it in 10, 20 years, but move incredibly fast in the short term.

The difference is getting started, putting something out there.

The Power of Vision and Patience

Think big. Believe in visualization. Have incredible patience. Our business took eight years to take off - most people quit within a year.

AI and the New Era of Wealth

The internet and AI is the biggest wealth creation engine. There's going to be more millionaires and billionaires created in the next 5 years than ever in the history of humanity.

Action Beats Intelligence

The difference between people who get rich and people who don't, it's not about smartness, it's people who ship, people who do things.