Julia Hartz Quotes

Julia Hartz

Profession : Businesswoman

Birth : November 20, 1979

Acquiring customers at the start is one of the hardest things you'll ever experiences as an entrepreneur.

Julia Hartz

Our platform is self-service, so we enable people to host events themselves. The biggest events tend to be the free ones. We had 100,000 at a salsa congress in Mexico.

Julia Hartz

It's incredibly important to be - once you do have a product - acutely observational about the trends.

Julia Hartz

One of the reasons why we were so successful in integrating with Facebook was because we saw people using Facebook to promote their event and link back to Eventbrite before Facebook Connect and before the event's API was even available.

Julia Hartz

What we've found was that people were utilizing Eventbrite to turn their passions into revenue-generating ventures.

Julia Hartz

In television, things move quite slowly. It can take years to get a show off the ground.

Julia Hartz

Since the earliest days of Eventbrite, we've made our people core to our mission. Our culture is an ever-evolving manifestation of those on our team. As people join, we believe in earning their trust by demonstrating we'll embrace them and help them grow.

Julia Hartz

Showing that you consistently have their best interests at heart not only motivates your people to do their best work; it also builds goodwill that you may need to draw on when the going gets tough and you have to lean on one another to find the horizon.

Julia Hartz

Creating a strong company culture isn't just good business. It's the right thing to do, and it makes your company better for all stakeholders - employees, management, and customers.

Julia Hartz

As with any other crucial aspect of a growing business, you need the right technology and tools.

Julia Hartz

One of the most brilliant parts of being a first-time founder is that you experience everything for the first time. It never gets old.

Julia Hartz

I founded Eventbrite when I was 25 and had exactly five professional years under my belt. Perspective was lacking; idealistic views were not. I really had no idea what I was getting myself into, and I'm beyond thrilled I took the leap from a comfortable corporate career into the abyss of founder-hood and entrepreneurship.

Julia Hartz

I started my career in Hollywood, where I learned the rumors were true - having success there really was dictated by how who you knew, not what you knew. I grew frustrated by the fact that careers could be made and broken by relationships alone.

Julia Hartz

At Eventbrite, we value quality results over everything else. So while working late is acknowledged, at the end of the day, I care more about the results you're producing.

Julia Hartz

Live experiences are more than fundamental - they're transformative.

Julia Hartz

I've been told many times that I should give up trying to find balance in my life, but I refuse.

Julia Hartz

My mom always instilled in me that it was braver to ask for help when you need it. That has absolutely stuck with me over the years but became even more important in practice once I became a mother. It may sound trite, but the concept of 'it takes a village' really could not be more true.

Julia Hartz

Leading Eventbrite has taught me a lot about how to connect with people to drive results.

Julia Hartz

I don't have just one role model - rather, pieces of inspiration from many different entrepreneurs. One of the great things about being an entrepreneur is that it naturally enables you to build a village of advisors and role models.

Julia Hartz

If I were to think of myself as a role model, I would say that it's really important to realize when you are a role model and to be willing to give advice, share how you do things.

Julia Hartz