41 Quotes by Clara Shih

The most important thing I've done at work has been to surround myself with amazing people who I trust and empower fully to do stuff better than I could.

When startups succeed, they do so against all odds. In the beginning, you have nothing except for your own talents and resources. By definition, everyone else is bigger, further along, and more established than you. To win, you have to swim upstream early on - and that requires hard work and long hours. There are no shortcuts.

With new technologies promising endless conveniences also comes new vulnerabilities in terms of privacy and security. And nobody is immune.

Data is valuable, so let's be mindful of how we're sharing it.

Social media teams can and do launch clever campaigns, but game-changing Social Business initiatives are typically driven by management teams.

Strong emotional connections between individuals, customers, and salespeople that trust each other will always be 10 times more powerful than the most expensive ad campaign. That's the power social media makes possible.

I was born in Hong Kong and immigrated to the United States with my family when I was 4. I spent most of my childhood in Chicago. My elementary school had no program in English as a second language, so I was placed in a class for students with speech impediments.

Companies can't delegate social media to the new college grad and think they have it covered.

There is, in fact, nothing easy about being an entrepreneur.