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
Starting a company is a cause, not a job. Once it becomes a job, that's when you lose — Ben Parr Copy Share Image
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
I think the leadership of a company should encourage the next generation not just to follow, but to overtake. — Anita Roddick Copy Share Image
I don't think the record company is aware of it. Because they just bury my albums and don't release them. — Les Baxter Copy Share Image
I think most of the dramatic new ideas come from little companies that then grow big. — Jaron Lanier Copy Share Image
We have built a very good company, and we're proud of it. We also recognize that much of it has been built… — Jamie Dimon Copy Share Image
Apple is not sold with advertising despite the long series of clever advertisements produced for the company over the years. It is… — Steve Hayden Copy Share Image
“Employee ideas illustrate the profound understanding of a company's capabilities and customers that only people working on the front-lines can possess.” — Alan G. Robinson Copy Share Image
“Diversity should not be pursued solely for its own sake but as a strategic advantage. A diverse board brings a wealth of… — Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr Copy Share Image
We have a project with Unocal here in Los Angeles, where we as an environmental organization, the oil company, and the state… — Ted Danson Copy Share Image
There was a week where I was depressed with the rain, and people were telling me to get a light box. But… — Reggie Lee Copy Share Image
Part of the magic of a startup is the fear of death. You have only so much money in the bank, and… — Scott Weiss Copy Share Image
One thing that has happened is a revolution in digital consumer recording, and overall, that's a great thing for art, but parallel… — John Vanderslice Copy Share Image
Whatever vocation you decide on, track down the best people in the world at doing it and surround yourself with them. Aim… — Scott Weiss Copy Share Image
Another thing I've observed is how critical the role of the CEO is when a technology truly is disruptive. In looking back… — Clayton Christensen Copy Share Image
Social media is a great way to get customers. Time is money. If you do this right, it costs money. But social… — JJ Ramberg Copy Share Image
We regard using [a stock's] volatility as a measure of risk is nuts. Risk to us is 1) the risk of permanent… — Charlie Munger 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
When you go out with a drunk, you’ll notice how a drunk fills your glass so he can empty his own. As… — Chuck Palahniuk Copy Share Image
Something worth doing might take a while, so really flesh out the potential of the business and be honest about whether it's… — Scott Heiferman Copy Share Image
You oil field workers, come and listen to me I'm goin' to tell you a story about old John D. That company… — Woody Guthrie Copy Share Image
We've always looked for guys and girls who have striking ability... there's a reason my past company was called Strikeforce. — Scott Coker Copy Share Image
You learn every single day when youre running a company. You learn as you go. — Kevin Spacey Copy Share Image
In a small company, you often see a lot more of what goes on in a broader range of things. And that's… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I started writing music when I was around twelve. My current record company saw a video of me performing at my school's… — Lorde Copy Share Image
If the rules of creativity are the norm for a company, creative people will be the norm. — Jim Gilmore Copy Share Image
Many Enron employees lost 70 percent to 90 percent of their retirement assets after the company indicated that it would re-state profit reports, — Elaine Chao Copy Share Image
We were like a stock company at Warners. We didn't know any of the stars from the other studios. — Olivia De Havilland Copy Share Image
Most people in big companies are administered, not led. They are treated as personnel, not people. — Robert Townsend Copy Share Image
I was going to study at the Sorbonne and become a diplomat. Being a diplomat comes in handy when you are dealing… — Gloria Estefan Copy Share Image
I'm still focused on the flagship businesses: Quicken Loans and RockBridge, the title company, and some of the board stuff in the… — Dan Gilbert Copy Share Image
T-Mobile U.S.A. is one company that uses fear and intimidation to scare workers away from union representation. — Sharan Burrow Copy Share Image
Video is moving online in a big way. It's proven to be a challenging market for some companies that start out as… — Niklas Zennstrom Copy Share Image
To be alone means that you avoid bad company. But to have a true friend is better than being alone. — Umar Copy Share Image
I'm not into 'The Voice.' It's an affair between a television network and a record company. — Leo Sayer Copy Share Image
Being a smaller, nimbler company is better for our customers, employees and shareholders. — Ted Waitt Copy Share Image
Before I started a company, I was an employee with a bad attitude. I was always felt like, bosses are stupid, and… — Mitch Kapor Copy Share Image