James Altucher
James Altucher
James Altucher is an American hedge fund manager, entrepreneur, bestselling author, and podcaster. He has founded or cofounded more than 20 companies, including Reset Inc. and StockPickr and says he failed at 17 of them. He has published eleven books, and he is a frequent contributor to publications including The Financial Times, TheStreet.com, TechCrunch, Seeking Alpha, Thought Catalog, and The Huffington Post. USA Today named his book Choose Yourself one of the 12 Best Business Books of All Time...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth23 January 1968
CountryUnited States of America
Whenever things are good, I always worry about what could go wrong.
Here's what a phone is: It's a computer that has a little app on it that allows me to dial numbers and then talk to someone.
I always imagine a good leader is surrounded by people who call their mothers at the end of the day and tell them, 'Mom, you can't believe what I did today. Let me tell you about it.'
I am a sore loser. It's not that I'm so competitive with others. But I'm competitive with myself. I like to do better than I did before.
I'm invested in about 13 private companies. I've advised probably another 50 private companies.
If you spend a lot of energy on things that are wastes of time, then you waste energy, get sick, and die faster.
In every business I had ever started, even ones that had totally failed, I had kept good relations with the investors.
If you introduce person A to person B, and then person B is able to solve a pain point in his life, then you just made a good connection.
Being a leader doesn't mean you are the guy who runs things.
How great is it to just rest and be happy and not move when you don't have to.
The learned man aims for more. But the wise man decreases. And then decreases again.
Procrastination is your body telling you you need to back off a bit and think more about what you are doing.
Nobody can tell you what to do. No matter what they pay you. No matter what obligations you feel you owe them. Every second defines you. Be who you are, not who anyone else is, or who anyone else wants you to be.
Anxiety and gratitude cant live in the same head