Jessica Jackley Professions : Businesswoman Born : 1977 Browse All Authors Top 15 quotes by Jessica Jackley Invest your life in what you love. Jessica Jackley what-you-love The stories we tell about each other matter very much. The stories we tell ourselves about our own lives matter. And most of all, I think the way that we participate in each other's stories is of deep importance. Jessica Jackley matter stories thinking As all entrepreneurs know, you live and die by your ability to prioritize. You must focus on the most important, mission-critical tasks each day and night, and then share, delegate, delay or skip the rest. Jessica Jackley entrepreneur focus night Future is about creating value. If we have tools to empower each other, more possibility is reality. Jessica Jackley creating-value empowering reality I love having real conversations with entrepreneurs who have built their companies from the ground up, with nothing but their own drive, passion, and courage, and I'm constantly learning new things as I hear each one's unique journey. Jessica Jackley passion real journey The heart of entrepreneurship is never about what we have. It's about what we do. Jessica Jackley entrepreneurship heart The ventures that keep things light and fun, easy to understand, that have a compelling story, a sexy retail product, will have an easier time getting people to rally around them and contribute. A start-up doing something that's difficult to communicate or doesn't offer any kind of retail product will have a tougher go at it. Jessica Jackley sexy light fun From the start, ProFounder was created to make sure anyone could be empowered to pursue their dreams through entrepreneurship. Jessica Jackley empowered entrepreneurship dream It's a powerful thing to know that you are empowering someone to lift themselves out of poverty. Jessica Jackley empowering poverty powerful I believe in entrepreneurs. I believe in their ability to make positive change in the world. Jessica Jackley entrepreneur believe world I think 'work' is anything I'm doing with intention and purpose. There is absolutely no negative connotation to the word 'work' for me - I feel lucky that I get to wake up every day and spend my days doing things I believe in. Jessica Jackley day me work believe There are so many different kinds of motivation for investing or giving or parting with your money in whatever other way, and plain old financial return is obviously attractive. But people are not always rational and are not just looking for that. Jessica Jackley looking money people way One of the smartest things Kickstarter has done, in my opinion, is give people a great shopping experience related to the arts, that funds the arts. In essence, they've gotten people to pay $200 for a t-shirt plus the feeling of participation in another artist's endeavor. Jessica Jackley great shopping experience people Art is fun to buy. Jessica Jackley buy fun art I want to see a world in which every entrepreneur has access to the resources he or she needs to succeed, and where through the power of supportive communities - that means you and me - every resource can be made available. Jessica Jackley me you power world Similar Authors Adrienne Maloof businesswoman Anne Sweeney businesswoman Angela Ahrendts businesswoman Ana Patricia Botin businesswoman Ivanka Trump businesswoman Afeni Shakur businesswoman All Authors
