Quotes

A ship in the harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for. – John A. Shedd

A quote that is obvious, yet carries a message to people with risk taking jobs. More precisely, this quote is of value to entrepreneurs, traders and investors.

A ship in the harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for

John A. Shedd

In businesses that require risk taking, we find ourselves sometimes cowering from taking a step that have a significant investment risk. In these cases, this quote comes handy.
It means why be in a risk taking career, if we are risk avert.

For example: You want to open a fast food restaurant, but you hesitate to rent in a premium location.
ex 2: An investor feels a startup will be valuable but hesitate to put enough money to be in the funding round.



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Abdallah Alaili

I'm a serial entrepreneur (mostly tech) and micro-investor (tiny), this is a blog to learn from other entrepreneurs and spread the wisdom to many more. You can find me on: Instagram - Twitter - Linkedin - more about me