Kevin Harrington Quotes

I understand that finance can be very complex.

— Kevin Harrington

“By definition startups usually do not turn a profit.”

— Kevin Harrington

People must be realistic when evaluating their business.

— Kevin Harrington

“Reality TV is a totally different animal than the infomercial world.”

— Kevin Harrington

Nothing turns off an investor more than when an entrepreneur comes in with a ridiculous valuation.

— Kevin Harrington

“I have seen entrepreneurs ask for hundreds of millions of dollars on a concept and try to sell because of 'their passion' for an idea. If the idea is that good, why wouldn't I cut you out and hire someone who is just as passionate for much, much less?”

— Kevin Harrington

I've spent over 25 years in the television industry, the direct response industry. I met a lot of people and certainly learned the power of commercials and their brand building potential.

— Kevin Harrington

When I was starting out, being a young entrepreneur was not fashionable. Parents would ask, 'When are you going to get a real job?'

— Kevin Harrington

“I did something rather innovative that my competitors didn't like: I took out a full-page advertisement in the Yellow Pages that listed an office on the east side of Cincinnati, and another office on the west side, while every other heating/air-conditioning company had only one location and one phone number. I was the citywide company. In fact, our 'westside office' was just an answering service taking telephone message. From the start we appeared to be a big company.”

— Kevin Harrington

“Being born into poverty does not mean you are condemned to spend the rest of your life in poverty.”

— Kevin Harrington

“You only stay in front by coming up with ideas your new competitors haven't thought of yet.”

— Kevin Harrington

“One of the big problems entrepreneurs run into is they get too comfortable,”

— Kevin Harrington