Randall Kaplan - Quotes
Cold calling is a superpower
Cold calling is one of the best, most useful skills anyone can ever have.
Randall Kaplan
Randall Kaplan - Quotes
The trap of golden handcuffs
Some people have golden handcuffs. They have an amazing job...
Randall Kaplan
Randall Kaplan - Quotes
Bet on Yourself. You Are Your Best Investment!
There's no better person in the world to bet on than you.
Randall Kaplan
Randall Kaplan - Quotes
Will business owners who ignore AI get left behind?
I do think they'll get left behind. The key isn't just using AI - it's knowing how to use it. You have to educate yourself, learn how to ask better questions, keep drilling down, and get the information you're looking for. AI is an amazing tool, and anyone who wants to improve their business should learn how to use it effectively.
Randall Kaplan
Randall Kaplan - Quotes
What does the future of tech look like?
It's all AI, period. End of story. AI makes life easier and more efficient. I barely use Google anymore - I use ChatGPT all day long. It saves me three or four hours every day and has dramatically increased my productivity.
Randall Kaplan
Randall Kaplan - Quotes
Do you think everybody is built for entrepreneurship?
I do not. Entrepreneurship looks very sexy from the outside, but it takes a lot—long hours, sacrifice, and often 100-hour workweeks if you're going to do it right. You can learn to be an entrepreneur, but not everyone is willing to make the sacrifices it requires.
Randall Kaplan
Randall Kaplan - Quotes
The Biggest Bet Is on Yourself!
I always wanted to be a founder of a company. I left an amazing job, left $3 million of stock options on the table to take a risk and bet on myself.
Randall Kaplan
Ismael Valdez - Quotes
Never in the middle!
"Never be in the middle. Either you're 100% in or 100% out. If you're not 100% committed to the goal, you're going to fail - no matter what."
Ismael Valdez
Ismael Valdez - Quotes
The foundation has to be there. The scale will never happen in the business if the foundation's never there.
Ismael Valdez
Ismael Valdez - Quotes
Sales Is the Ultimate Business Skill
Once you learn and master sales, everything else can be taught and learned.
Ismael Valdez
Ismael Valdez - Quotes
Sales Is the Only Step One That Matters
In order for everybody to eat, somebody's got to sell. Once you learn and master sales, everything else can be taught and learned. If you can't learn step number one - don't worry about step number two or three.
Ismael Valdez
Ismael Valdez - Quotes
Schools Don't Teach Every Path to Success
They keep wanting to put us in college and put us in debt. They don't teach us in school because they're programming a bunch of employees.
Ismael Valdez
Ismael Valdez - Quotes
The AI Boom Needs Electricians
AI cannot exist without electricians. They're about to go into a mass hiring spree. If you have a pulse and a brain, you can make $200–$300K your first year.
Ismael Valdez
Ismael Valdez - Quotes
There are only two ways to grow a business: capital or debt. You choose which one you want to use. If you have a million dollars in capital, it's easier to grow a business. If you can access a million dollars in debt, it's much the same - the key is having capital to fuel growth.
Ismael Valdez
Ismael Valdez - Quotes
Doubters Don't Decide Your Future!
Some of those people were family members and close friends that doubted me. But guess what? We just did what we had to do.
Ismael Valdez
Ismael Valdez - Quotes
Success Isn't Reserved for Special People
I saw other people doing it and thought, “They’re not smarter than me. They don’t work harder than me. They don’t have anything special. We’re all human.” If I could do it - smuggled into this country at five years old without speaking English - the opportunities are endless.
Ismael Valdez
Ismael Valdez - Quotes
Were those billboards expensive?
Yeah, they were. But what was more expensive is not making the money.
Ismael Valdez
Ismael Valdez - Quotes
Treat People Right, Build Anything
Once you learn how to pay people and treat them properly, you could build any business. As long as you're taking care of your people, that's where the biggest opportunities are.
Ismael Valdez
850M Tech Executive - Quotes
Don’t base your worth on business success
I’m not going to base my worth on whether my business works or not. I’m grateful it’s been successful, and the Lord has blessed our business and our people. But at the end of the day, that’s not how I value myself. The business could go away tomorrow, and I’d still be okay.
850M Tech Executive
850M Tech Executive - Quotes
Your Identity Should Be Bigger Than Your Career
My identity is not in being a business guy or an entrepreneur. My identity is being a child of God - I happen to be an entrepreneur.
850M Tech Executive