“After all, what does the stock market sell us if not the unfounded hope of a rosy future?” — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
If we have 99% [market] share of Ford Company, the question to us is 'How do we improve the customer satisfaction in… — Michael Dell Copy Share Image
Ratings agencies are the glue that ostensibly holds the entire financial industry together. — Matt Taibbi Copy Share Image
All intelligent investing is value investing - acquiring more that you are paying for. You must value the business in order to… — Charlie Munger Copy Share Image
The aim of marketing is to know and understand the customer so well the product or service fits him and sells itself. — Peter Drucker Copy Share Image
If you've ever had somebody try to sell you something - people who can sell, they really are not manipulating you. They… — Matthew Weiner Copy Share Image
“The primary aim of business is not to earn profit but to serve people--the customers and society at large--to fulfill their needs!” — Business Plus service life inspiration ethics Copy Share Image
Markets have built in inefficiencies, serious inefficiencies which are well known. — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
I have always said that everyone is in sales. Maybe you don't hold the title of salesperson, but if the business you… — Zig Ziglar Copy Share Image
The private equity world is a relatively small one. There are currently probably a few thousand professional jobs worldwide. In private equity,… — David Bonderman Copy Share Image
Unlike what most people think, entrepreneurs are not special people who know how to do special things that others don't. Entrepreneurs can… — Michael Gerber Copy Share Image
While payday loans are often the only source of credit for low-income Americans, these lenders are notorious for predatory practices that cause… — Seth Moulton Copy Share Image
After a lifetime of picking stocks, I have to admit that Bogle's arguments in favor of the index fund have me thinking… — Jim Cramer Copy Share Image
Consumers could be in for an even sweeter deal, either getting discounts from retailers for using the PIN debit cards or being… — David Robertson Copy Share Image
If you look at academic studies, you can see that stock prices are most closely correlated with cash flow. It's such a… — Jeff Bezos Copy Share Image
Wall Street sometimes gets confused between risk and uncertainty, and you can profit handsomely from that confusion. The low-risk, high-uncertainty [situation] gives… — Mohnish Pabrai Copy Share Image
“Have we identified a problem a customer wants solved? Does our product solve these customer needs? If so, do we have a… — Steven Gary Blank Copy Share Image
I believe that the behavior of too many of our corporations investment bankers and fund managers has jeopardized some of the trust… — John C. Bogle Copy Share Image
But if, if you take a look at what would have happened, I mean, do we need to see soup lines down… — Alexi Giannoulias Copy Share Image
Investors should pay attention not only to whether but also to why current holdings are undervalued. It is critical to know why… — Seth Klarman Copy Share Image
I know different ways of looking at things. I have my stockholders, and I feel a very keen responsibility to the shareholders,… — Walt Disney Copy Share Image
Disregarding the big swing and trying to jump in and out was fatal to me. Nobody can catch all the fluctuations. In… — Jesse Lauriston Livermore Copy Share Image
“Differentiation in an existing market can take one of three forms. You can describe differences in product attributes (faster, cheaper, less filling,… — Steven Gary Blank Copy Share Image
You simply can't be tentative in a startup. You have to go for it at every chance you get. And if the… — Fred Wilson Copy Share Image
If you're not trying to do something better, then you're not focused on the customer and you'll miss the possibility of making… — Jonathan Ive Copy Share Image
Damn inflation, full speed ahead,' Greenspan has said in both action and word. I think an investor should believe him and invest… — Bill Gross Copy Share Image
A lot of times when you're an investor, it's very easy to lean back and say, 'Well, people should come to me… — Michael Seibel Copy Share Image
I don't see (subprime mortgage market troubles) imposing a serious problem. I think it's going to be largely contained. — Henry Paulson Copy Share Image
The impact on the broader economy and financial markets of the problems in the subprime markets seems likely to be contained. — Ben Bernanke Copy Share Image
Our rate moves will have an impact on the economy in 2013. Whether we raise or lower rates depends on how the… — Marek Belka Copy Share Image
What the study I chaired actually said was we needed tougher regulation of cash and capital in banks, as credit was too… — John Redwood Copy Share Image
It's true that the Federal Reserve faces a lot of political pressure and is unpopular in many circles. — Ben Bernanke Copy Share Image
“The first customer of the week was a foreigner, either American or European or Australian, you can never tell because they all… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Successful contrarian investing requires us to live with discomfort, for being "wrong" and alone. But bargains do not exist in the absence… — Robert D. Arnott Copy Share Image
“The police ultimately pay the price for poor customer service when citizens become fearful of them.” — Steven Magee Copy Share Image
“You’ve got to get your team to not only understand your company brand, but also to understand their personal brand.” — Amber Hurdle Copy Share Image
What we have wanted to do is build an amazing brand experience and an amazing way that people can engage with the… — Angela Ahrendts Copy Share Image
The way of humanity is to turn everything into a marketable product. But when we turn something into a marketable product it… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Have rational expectations for future returns and avoid changing those expectations in response to the ephemeral noise coming from Wall Street. — John C. Bogle Copy Share Image
We're going to try to do more to communicate the value of activation to customers in addition to making the process simpler… — Steve Ballmer Copy Share Image
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