Jessica Jackley Quotes

Jessica Jackley — American Businesswoman born on December 30, 1977,

Jessica Erin Jackley is an American businesswoman and entrepreneur. She is best known for co-founding Kiva and later ProFounder, two organizations that promote development through microloans... (wikipedia)

There are so many different kinds of motivation for investing or giving or parting with your money in whatever other way, and plain old financial return is obviously attractive. But people are not always rational and are not just looking for that.

As all entrepreneurs know, you live and die by your ability to prioritize. You must focus on the most important, mission-critical tasks each day and night, and then share, delegate, delay or skip the rest.

I want to see a world in which every entrepreneur has access to the resources he or she needs to succeed, and where through the power of supportive communities - that means you and me - every resource can be made available.

I believe in entrepreneurs. I believe in their ability to make positive change in the world.

It's a powerful thing to know that you are empowering someone to lift themselves out of poverty.