On Startups: "I hate it when people call themselves "entrepreneurs" when what they're really trying to do is launch a startup and… — Walter Isaacson Copy Share Image
Banks were already seen as greedy and arrogant. They have now reached the depths of humiliation in the wake of the LIBOR… — Andrea Leadsom Copy Share Image
Doing something else and just adding whatever Pusha T nuances on it, now you're doing something cheaper. You started one place and… — Pusha T Copy Share Image
It is surprising how little most small business values the customers. A positive feedback from the customer is critical to your business,… — Fabrizio Moreira Copy Share Image
Whenever you try to pick market tops and bottoms, you are making a prediction. Guessing what stock is going to outperform the… — Barry Ritholtz Copy Share Image
At one point in time, you had to choose, 'Do you want to do consumer or enterprise?' But the reality today is… — Tim Cook Copy Share Image
Startups allow technologists and scientists to take risks and change plans in a way that would be frowned upon in a big… — Vinod Khosla Copy Share Image
I didn't offer transparency. I provided one quarterly report in letter form. That was all you got. I basically demanded that if… — Michael Burry Copy Share Image
“To test the sub-hypothesis “Client has a strong, sustainable competitive advantage in the market,” you need to understand the differences between the… — Victor Cheng Copy Share Image
We learned that a product doesn't sell just because you're trying to do good in the world. You still have to have… — Ben Cohen Copy Share Image
Imagine if the pension funds and endowments that own much of the equity in our financial services companies demanded that those companies… — Eliot Spitzer Copy Share Image
I am convinced that most companies don't maximize their barter possibilities. Instead of aggressively reducing costs by trading their services with those… — Mark McCormack Copy Share Image
We [at Soros Fund Management] use options and more exotic derivatives sparingly. We try to catch new trends early and in later… — George Soros Copy Share Image
When you let travelers vote with their clicks, and you put that at the center of your decision-making, you build the product… — Dara Khosrowshahi Copy Share Image
When a company is charging money for a product - as Evernote does for all above its most basic service, and same… — James Fallows Copy Share Image
Cash from a reverse mortgage can be paid out in several ways, including a lump sum, a monthly payment, a line of… — Charles Duhigg Copy Share Image
“If I do any company analysis at all, I almost always ask two specific questions related to this topic: What does this… — Victor Cheng Copy Share Image
“It’s vital that producers accept the challenge of redefinition, because this is often the key to finding more customers, and the ability… — James P. Womack Copy Share Image
Wesco had a market capitalization of $40 million when we bought it [in the early 1970s]. It's $2 billion now. It's been… — Charlie Munger Copy Share Image
I believe that the mutual fund industry's biggest shortcoming is too much focus on the momentary price of a stock - an… — John C. Bogle Copy Share Image
Many of the strategy houses don't have the depth of world-class risk capability that a KPMG has, particularly in industries where regulation… — Lynne Doughtie Copy Share Image
The American lionization of the entrepreneur is to ignore its foibles - the narcissism, the workaholism, the neglect of family, the imbalance,… — Andy Dunn Copy Share Image
There are times when you can take yourself seriously and there are times when you can cut loose. It really depends on… — Randy Pitchford Copy Share Image
I've repeatedly seen unscrupulous lenders use every con in the book to charm and lie to homeowners. Lenders actually paid brokers a… — Lisa Madigan Copy Share Image
With the shrinking of the US economy, and it's shrinking very rapidly, you not only have more money, but you also have… — Arthur Laffer Copy Share Image
If you are ready to put a product or service on the market, look at that product or service and see how… — E. Joseph Cossman Copy Share Image
Startups should be - if you graph their financial performance, it should be what's called a J curve. You start out at… — Chamath Palihapitiya Copy Share Image
“Effective salespeople concentrate on and master the art of bouncing back from disappointments, sharpening focus and delivery, and then returning to action… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“I have little confidence even in the ability of analysts, let alone untrained investors, to select common stocks that will give better… — Benjamin Graham Copy Share Image
To prove that Wall Street is an early omen of movements still to come in GNP, commentators quote economic studies alleging that… — Paul Samuelson Copy Share Image
The post-crisis perception, at least in the media, appears to be one of Americans being held down by Wall Street, by big… — Michael Burry Copy Share Image
I think investors ought to focus on making sure that the stock is within their circle of competence, that it's worth a… — Mohnish Pabrai Copy Share Image
There is nothing as nervous as a highly overbought and slightly crazy stock market dominated by greedy small investors and day traders… — Sucheta Dalal Copy Share Image
If the Federal Reserve pursues a strong dollar at home while the dollar becomes more competitive in global markets, we can achieve… — Martin Feldstein Copy Share Image
Entrepreneurship is like a computer game in which you have to master every level before achieving success. Startups repeatedly stumble and have… — Vivek Wadhwa Copy Share Image
Branding adds spirit and a soul to what would otherwise be a robotic, automated, generic price-value proposition. If branding is ultimately about… — David A. Aaker Copy Share Image
You can't view inflation as a perception issue. Price rise should be seen as a reality. What is available for a consumer… — Narendra Modi Copy Share Image
When you are just starting out with an online business, there's a good chance that you'll be making several mistakes. Because of… — Fabrizio Moreira Copy Share Image
We often say if you have traction, lead with traction. Talk about specific customers, usage numbers, revenue metrics - anything like that… — Dave McClure Copy Share Image
“Once an expectation of promotions is established, retailers are motivated to buy as much of their turnover as possible during promotions, often… — Greg Thain Copy Share Image
![“We [at Soros Fund Management] use options and more exotic derivatives sparingly. We try to catch new trends early and in later stages we try to catch trend reversals. Therefore, we tend to stabilize rather than destabilize the market. We are not doing this as a public service. It is our style of…” quote by George Soros](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/f33/george-soros-1593_customer_we-at-soros-fund-management-use-options_113322.jpg)
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