Trip Adler Quotes

The best people in this industry [technology] are the people who are trying to solve big problems.

An open-minded person running a business might catch a problem faster than a closed-minded person. And when they identify a problem, they can fix it much faster.

I've got a lot of crazy plans.

We begin to change the world when we stimulate long-term prosperity using technology. There is not a problem that's large enough that innovation and entrepreneurship can't solve.

Entrepreneurs see the thing they want or need, then try to figure out a process of how to get it. People who shouldn't be entrepreneurs see the standard process they need to go through to get the thing they want or need then decide if they want to go through that process.

As engineers, we were going to be in a position to change the world - not just study it.

Anytime you put a challenge out there, people come up with a creative solution on the software side.

The best work for creative folks on the team is when the problem is big and the solution escapes everyone.

Most entrepreneurial ideas will sound crazy, stupid and uneconomic, and then they'll turn out to be right.

Nobody talks of entrepreneurship as survival, but that's exactly what it is and what nurtures creative thinking.

Creativity is not just for artists. It's for businesspeople looking for a new way to close a sale; it's for engineers trying to solve a problem; it's for parents who want their children to see the world in more than one way.

It's shocking we don't see more engineers and entrepreneurs interested in enterprise.

You don't start a company because you want to be an entrepreneur or the fame and glory that comes along with it. You become an entrepreneur, and you create a company to solve a real problem. And by real problem, I mean a problem that is going to exist down the line.

I think 'crazy' is a compliment. I think you make money with people who are crazy.

I am thoroughly enjoying spending the majority of my time with entrepreneurs. I find that their enthusiasm, dedication, willingness to take huge risks and desire to make a dramatic impact quite inspiring.

A person who sees a problem is a human being; a person who finds a solution is visionary; and the person who goes out and does something about it is an entrepreneur.

Philanthropists can learn important lessons from business entrepreneurs. They both spend their time solving problems. And to be successful, they both must overcome physical challenges and create self-sustaining operations. And ultimately, they must allow people to take action for their own benefit.

I think that size is not the key to innovation. Scale doesn't confirm an innovation advantage.

You have to think that the answer - and the right answer - for you and your organization might not be something that's been done before. And it's up to you to discover and work with your team to form and figure out how to do successfully.

Entrepreneurs, by their nature, see not only problems but solutions and opportunities.

I do think there are more and more entrepreneurs all the time that think big. Those are the people we should be finding and funding. Most of them will fail, but the ones who succeed will change the world, and that is progress.

FCA is a culture of leaders and employees that were born out of adversity and who operate without sheet music.

Startups are often best at solving the personal problems of their founders. The more diverse the founders, the more types of problems can be solved - and the more people who will be positively impacted by technology.

I think entrepreneurship is combining a passion with the tenacity to problem-solve and the fearlessness to fail.

Creativity is a game changer. That's true of society, in advertising and in life.