What Katt Williams has said about Entrepreneurship
3 quotes · 1 episode · Nov 9, 2026
Katt Williams, Emmy Award-winning American stand-up comedian, actor, and writer; author of the memoir Nine Lives, No Wives, and 69 Concubines, has been quoted on Entrepreneurship 3 times in 1 episode of The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett, most recently on November 9, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Williams argues that treating rejection as a numbers game removed its sting.
“As soon as I found out, it takes me 300 no's to get 30 yes's. I no longer was bothered by the no's”
The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett: Katt Williams: I Lied My Way Into Comedy! List The 300 People Ahead Of You, Then Outwork Each One! (Nov 9, 2026) · Listen from 1:01:38
Williams recounts Prince's lesson that every artist ultimately wishes to be independent.
“Every artist, no matter how successful they are at any given point, what they really wish they could be is independent”
The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett: Katt Williams: I Lied My Way Into Comedy! List The 300 People Ahead Of You, Then Outwork Each One! (Nov 9, 2026) · Listen from 1:15:09
Williams says paying for his own specials let him control production quality before licensing them to networks.
“by me paying for it, I could make sure that we hired the right director, the right producer, that the venue was right”
The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett: Katt Williams: I Lied My Way Into Comedy! List The 300 People Ahead Of You, Then Outwork Each One! (Nov 9, 2026) · Listen from 1:14:17
Episodes
Katt Williams: I Lied My Way Into Comedy! List The 300 People Ahead Of You, Then Outwork Each One!The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett · Nov 9, 2026 · 1 h 50 min
Comedian Katt Williams tells Steven Bartlett about childhood abuse, running away at 13, his path into stand-up, self-funded specials, faith, and self-worth.
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