Benjamin Cohen American Quotations

I've found that in business opportunities will constantly emerge or situations develop that make you revise your plans along the way.

I was stuck at home in bed with me and got more and more involved with the Internet. I used it to keep in contact with friends and to make sure I was up to date with everything that was going on in the world.

At the end of the day I'm pleased with the site I created.

A world in which others controlled the course of their own development, would be a world in which the American system would be seriously endangered.

And although I like to relax and have fun, my passion is my work.

I can remember how rude I could be at times to journalists and people phoning up for advice.

Back then, I could be as obnoxious as I liked and people would still come back for more, they had to, I was Benjamin Cohen, the Dot Com sensation.

I decided that the only way there would be a future was to start to cut back.

Most of my time, energy and other resources I use to nurture my projects.

Even if someone is already in your market space, ask yourself whether you can approach it from a different angle and thereby secure your own customer base.

I prefer the new me a million times more over than the old one.

On the other hand, always aim to be the best in what you do and give 100%.

I still manage to spend around 40 hours a week at work but it is a lot more focused on what can make money as opposed to what makes me look good in the papers.

Initially, the site was favourably reviewed in a leading new media publication and the word spread.

My parents have been really supportive right from the very beginning.

The added work load of a degree has made me focus a lot more when I am in work.

The truth is that most small businesses will not succeed and you need to be emotionally prepared for this.

When I look back at the way that I was in that documentary I cringe.

I was carried away with the fact that I, a mere 17 year old had as much experience as anyone else at building an Internet company.

The site really developed organically until it reached the point when I needed to find outside investment to develop it further.

It was then I realised there wasn't really a site out there that catered for the Jewish community in the UK. So I thought I'd create one.

In once sense I still stand by the comments that I made last year about freedom of speech and the right of the individual to access pornography.

I realised the stupidity of what was going on, there was no concentration on key revenue streams, it was all about land grab and not about money.