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title: "19 Company Going Quotes by 18 authors"
description: "Browse 19 Company Going quotes by 18 authors. Discover the best Company Going sayings and thoughts."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6cf/carl-icahn-17975_business_the-ceo-is-by-far-the-most-important-dec_2938755.png"
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> [The CEO is, by far, the most important decision for a company... The company is going to rise and fall with the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-icahn/the-ceo-is-by-far-the-most-important-decision-for-a-company-the/)

[Carl Icahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-icahn/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6cf/carl-icahn-17975_business_the-ceo-is-by-far-the-most-important-dec_2938755.png)

> [For products with revision possibilities, there is no better source available than a company going out of business!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-joseph-cossman/for-products-with-revision-possibilities-there-is-no-better-source/)

[E. Joseph Cossman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-joseph-cossman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b2/e-joseph-cossman-23754_better_for-products-with-revision-possibilities_6037.jpg)

> [I definitely think what drives technology companies is the people; because in a technology company it's always about what are you going…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marissa-mayer/i-definitely-think-what-drives-technology-companies-is-the-people/)

[Marissa Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marissa-mayer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b8/marissa-mayer-6618_business_i-definitely-think-what-drives-technolog_810579.png)

> [Give up control and give it away ... The more you give your idea away, the more your company is going to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/seth-godin/give-up-control-and-give-it-away-the-more-you-give-your-idea-away-the/)

[Seth Godin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/seth-godin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1db/seth-godin-152_business_give-up-control-and-give-it-away-the-mor_1905708.png)

> [I prefer to invest in a company that's going after a small but rapidly growing market than a big but slow growing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-altman/i-prefer-to-invest-in-a-company-that-s-going-after-a-small-but/)

[Sam Altman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-altman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd6/sam-altman-1494_bigs_i-prefer-to-invest-in-a-company-that-s-g_184164.png)

> [Founders need to figure out what the message of the company is going to be.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-altman/founders-need-to-figure-out-what-the-message-of-the-company-is-going/)

[Sam Altman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-altman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7bf/sam-altman-1494_business_founders-need-to-figure-out-what-the-mes_1370867.png)

> [It isn't that every company is going to be successful. The law of averages shows that 80% of companies are going to fail.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/troy-carter/it-isn-t-that-every-company-is-going-to-be-successful-the-law-of/)

[Troy Carter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/troy-carter/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/499/troy-carter-4451_business_it-isn-t-that-every-company-is-going-to_48723.jpg)

> [The second you get set in your ways is the second a newer, fresher, more innovative company is going to come in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-hollis/the-second-you-get-set-in-your-ways-is-the-second-a-newer-fresher/)

[Rachel Hollis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-hollis/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a06/rachel-hollis-6876_business_the-second-you-get-set-in-your-ways-is-t_1076997.jpg)

> [If I ran the whole place like it was my way or the highway, we would not be as good a company.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-dimon/if-i-ran-the-whole-place-like-it-was-my-way-or-the-highway-we-would/)

[Jamie Dimon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-dimon/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e3a/jamie-dimon-1320_business_if-i-ran-the-whole-place-like-it-was-my_1559356.png)

> [If you burn out you aren't doing your customers or your investors or your employees any favors. You need to create a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justin-kan/if-you-burn-out-you-aren-t-doing-your-customers-or-your-investors-or/)

[Justin Kan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justin-kan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/350/justin-kan-4459_business_if-you-burn-out-you-aren-t-doing-your-cu_2474921.png)

> [The purpose of a business is to get and keep a customer. Without customers, no amount of engineering wizardry, clever financing, or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/theodore-levitt/the-purpose-of-a-business-is-to-get-and-keep-a-customer-without/)

[Theodore Levitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/theodore-levitt/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/837/theodore-levitt-18792_business_the-purpose-of-a-business-is-to-get-and_732940.jpg)

> [Just about any growth company is going to need smart salespeople, account and project managers, business development, marketing, operations, customer service, content…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-yang/just-about-any-growth-company-is-going-to-need-smart-salespeople/)

[Andrew Yang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-yang/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f05/andrew-yang-3669_business_just-about-any-growth-company-is-going-t_835110.jpg)

> [Infosys was going to be a different type of company. It was going to be very ethically run, meritocratic, quality-conscious, transparent. People…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nandan-nilekani/infosys-was-going-to-be-a-different-type-of-company-it-was-going-to/)

[Nandan Nilekani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nandan-nilekani/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f8/nandan-nilekani-23463_business_infosys-was-going-to-be-a-different-type_1721642.jpg)

> [Technical co-founders are great at envisioning where the company's going from a strategic standpoint. They have what I call the 'gut-feel' of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-levine/technical-co-founders-are-great-at-envisioning-where-the-company-s/)

[Peter Levine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-levine/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be3/peter-levine-25577_building_technical-co-founders-are-great-at-envis_386351.jpg)

> [From the business point of view, always encouraging the people in our company to own stock in the company, and if we're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sanford-i-weill/from-the-business-point-of-view-always-encouraging-the-people-in-our/)

[Sanford I. Weill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sanford-i-weill/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/977/sanford-i-weill-18435_benefits_from-the-business-point-of-view-always-e_2948165.png)

> [Virtually every company will be going out and empowering their workers with a certain set of tools, and the big difference in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-gates/virtually-every-company-will-be-going-out-and-empowering-their/)

[Bill Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-gates/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/367/bill-gates-137_bigs_virtually-every-company-will-be-going-ou_226286.jpg)

> [My whole team, it wasn't about putting the album out, it was about getting off the record company and going independent or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lupe-fiasco/my-whole-team-it-wasn-t-about-putting-the-album-out-it-was-about/)

[Lupe Fiasco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lupe-fiasco/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cdd/lupe-fiasco-1146_albums_my-whole-team-it-wasn-t-about-putting-th_1829218.png)

> [Growth isn't central at all, because I'm trying to run this company as if it's going to be here a hundred years…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yvon-chouinard/growth-isn-t-central-at-all-because-i-m-trying-to-run-this-company-as/)

[Yvon Chouinard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yvon-chouinard/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/718/yvon-chouinard-5320_add_growth-isn-t-central-at-all-because-i-m_1737549.png)

> [When you buy a depressed company it's not going to go up right after you buy it, believe me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-schloss/when-you-buy-a-depressed-company-it-s-not-going-to-go-up-right-after/)

[Walter Schloss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-schloss/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b61/walter-schloss-7650_believe_when-you-buy-a-depressed-company-it-s-no_446190.png)

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