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And no business can possibly equate happy workers (community) with profit (effectiveness). Happy workers are much more productive workers and hence contribute… — Harvey Pekar Copy Share Image
We have before us the fiendishness of business competition and the world war, passion and wrongdoing, antagonism between classes and moral depravity… — Karl Barth Copy Share Image
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My first job is to write a book that I believe is compelling and deserves the long sustained attention that any novel… — Joshua Ferris Copy Share Image
No one has ever raised capital because their pitch deck was pretty. A lot of people have raised capital because they were… — Adam Draper Copy Share Image
Don't imitate: imitation creates falsity, pseudo-ness, inauthenticity. Just feel your own way and don't bother about what others say. It is nobody… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
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Don't thank your parents. If you were raised in a nurturing environment, you wouldn't be in show business. Don't say, 'Wow, this… — Conan O'Brien Copy Share Image
Direct flights facilitate business. They facilitate business-to-business collaborations. I think anything that makes it easier to bring two areas together is a… — John Roos Copy Share Image
Some of history's cleverest business minds understood the power of share platforms, from the aggressive titans who made fortunes building the nation's… — Lisa Gansky Copy Share Image
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Increase your company's average talent with each hire - founders tend to be pretty smart but willing to take on risk. Employees… — Michael Seibel Copy Share Image
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Entrepreneurs must love what they do to such a degree that doing it is worth sacrifice and, at times, pain. But doing… — Howard Schultz Copy Share Image
When people lose their jobs, they can either get another job or be entrepreneurs. In the music industry, a lot of people… — Judd Apatow Copy Share Image
Treat exercise like a savings plan. Take that workout time off the top of your day. Ideally, you work out before your… — Mark Schlereth Copy Share Image
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Business chief executive officers and their boards succumb to the pressures of the financial markets and their fears of takeovers and pour… — J. Irwin Miller Copy Share Image
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