To escape the curse of commoditization, a company has to be a game-changer, and that requires employees who are proactive, inventive and… — Gary Hamel Copy Share Image
There are exceptions of course, but most companies start with a great idea - not a pivot. — Sam Altman Copy Share Image
Starting a company is a cause, not a job. Once it becomes a job, that's when you lose — Ben Parr Copy Share Image
When you're building a business or joining a company, you have to be transparent; you can't have two sets of information for… — Howard Schultz Copy Share Image
The down market favours the small two-, three-, four-person company, not the huge company with 100 people losing half a million dollars… — Jason Calacanis Copy Share Image
My first joke was about a company called Five Star Parking that was all over Philadelphia: 'Who's reviewing parking lots?' — Adam McKay Copy Share Image
We all live such digital lives, there is no reason why we should not import this into our company. — Isabelle Kocher Copy Share Image
There's simply no better company out there doing mobile travel apps with the same level of design sensibility and utility as Mobiata. — Dara Khosrowshahi Copy Share Image
There is a business here first of all, as a company and secondly, the ability to make films that audiences want to… — Courtney Solomon Copy Share Image
The undisciplined child enters into discipline by working in the company of others; not being told he is naughty.” “Discipline is, therefore,… — Maria Montessori Copy Share Image
Chinese companies may well be competitive on their domestic market, but it will be another 6 to 8 years before they become… — Tulsi Tanti Copy Share Image
You have to live in Silicon Valley and hear the horror stories. You go and hang out at the cafes, and you… — Vivek Wadhwa Copy Share Image
There are multiple ways to be externally focused that are very successful. You can be customer-focused or competitor-focused. Some people are internally… — Jeff Bezos Copy Share Image
I support Democrats and Republicans. And I'm telling you that the business community in this company is frightened to death of the… — Steve Wynn Copy Share Image
The company of women of fashion will improve your manners, though not your understanding; and that complaisance and politeness, which are so… — Lord Chesterfield Copy Share Image
Social media companies must combine their mastery of the latest in real-time, location based or augmented reality technologies in the service of… — Simon Mainwaring Copy Share Image
As financial market players know, advantage comes from reacting to news first. The same thing is true for all companies. When you… — David Meerman Scott Copy Share Image
Unlike return, however, risk is no more quantifiable at the end of an investment that it was at its beginning. Risk simply… — Seth Klarman Copy Share Image
By giving women training to sue a company for a 'hostile environment' if someone tells a dirty joke, we are training women… — Warren Farrell Copy Share Image
It takes a long time-many incarnations of right action, good company, help of the guru, self-awakening, wisdom, and meditation-for man to regain… — Paramahansa Yogananda Copy Share Image
One of my all-time favorite pranks was gaining unauthorized access to the telephone switch and changing the class of service of a… — Kevin Mitnick Copy Share Image
It's interesting - a lot of what you accomplish in your lifetime either as an individual or as a company is determined… — Jim Lee Copy Share Image
A move of the Spirit of God is coming to the Catholic Church. The youth in particular will be ignited with a… — Patricia King Copy Share Image
I really enjoy being with the people I play with. I enjoy their company. I love the crew, the band - we… — Bob Seger Copy Share Image
Companies that succeed are driven by internal ambition. Stock price doesn’t drive them. Ambition and values drive them. — Sumantra Ghoshal Copy Share Image
Our first album was a stupid mistake by the record company. They tried to sell us as an alternative act. A big… — Lauryn Hill Copy Share Image
Walt Whitman, he who laid end to end words never seen in each other's company before outside of a dictionary. — David Lodge Copy Share Image
I've done a lot of Shakespeare as a young man; I was involved with Shakespeare and Company. — Courtney B. Vance Copy Share Image
I think I probably had to start a company, because I don't think I can work for other people. — Tobias Lutke Copy Share Image
I'm going to be with Ring of Honor for a while. So I'm focused on making ROH the best company it can… — Adam Cole Copy Share Image
My company is called Talking Monkey, Inc. It's because that's what I think all people are: talking monkeys. — Joe Rogan Copy Share Image
Sometimes, you do need different leaders for different stages of the company. — Cheryl Yeoh Copy Share Image
Amazon's identity and goals are never clear and always fluid, which makes the company destabilizing and intimidating. — George Packer Copy Share Image
It's a tough problem that a company faces once they branch out beyond one set of offices in California into that big… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
The most forward-leaning leaders are single-minded about creating company cultures that foster a true spirit of innovation. — Lynne Doughtie Copy Share Image
I believe quite simply that the small company of the future will be as much a research organization as it is a… — Edwin Land Copy Share Image
Most technology companies are culturally inept. They're never going to get curation right. — Jimmy Iovine Copy Share Image
A perfect dinner for me is being with people I really want to be with. It starts and stops with my company… — Catherine Bach Copy Share Image
It is almost impossible to grow a company of any size and worth unless you expand beyond yourself — Rhonda Abrams Copy Share Image
Companies typically borrow money at less than their return on equity and therefore compound their return at the expense of lenders. — Bill Gross Copy Share Image