“I made so many mistakes in my first successful business I'm almost emb...” — James Altucher Quote

“I made so many mistakes in my first successful business I'm almost embarrassed to recount them.”

“You'll have to hire people to expand your business. But it's a good discipline to really question if you need each and every hire.”

“I find that many entrepreneurs are trying to do everything when it would be cheaper and more time-efficient to delegate, even if there are monetary costs associated with that.”

“I'm not embarrassed of anything that I watch.”

“It's been a long time since I've done any karaoke. Probably, I actually think 'Living On a Prayer' was the last one I've done, which I'm quite embarrassed to admit, screaming it at the top of my lungs. I prefer being the one watching and egging people on.”

“The last thing I want my child to see is Dad running around in the middle of the pack. That would really upset me. And that would upset him. I would be embarrassed to take him to school with kids saying, 'Hey, how'd your dad do this weekend?' 'Well, he finished fifth or sixth'.”