Hetty Green
Witch of Wall Street
“I have one big idea and limited savings. Play it safe or bet on it?”
I never bet, and I never went hungry either. Keep your cash where you can lay your hand on it, for cash in a bad hour beats cleverness in a good one. Prove the idea small while you still earn a wage. If it is sound, it will keep. If it needs your last dollar to survive, it is speculation, not value.
Sample response from this soul, not a quotation or endorsement.