Customer Quotes · Page 162

I think when markets go up and there is no manipulation in markets and people question the market going up and it…

— Rakesh Jhunjhunwala

You have got to have discipline and focus - on the customer and how you run the business.

— Jim Cantalupo

The share price must be less than book value. Preferably it will be less than net working capital less long term debt.

— Peter Cundill

A startup is a human institution designed to deliver a new product or service under conditions of extreme uncertainty.

— Eric Ries

If you want to get into a good entrepreneurial business, guillotines may be in fashion.

— Gerald Celente

Being an entrepreneur is not about being in love with an idea, it's about being in love with running a company.

— Max Levchin

The average investor does significantly worse than a simple index... It's literally because of the way our brains are wired.

— James O'Shaughnessy

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac buy mortgages from banks and other lenders, providing those financial institutions with capital to make new loans.

— Charles Duhigg

If you can build a powerful brand, you will have a powerful marketing program. If you CAN'T then all the advertising, fancy…

— Al Ries

The great thing is the start - to see an opportunity for service, and to start doing it, even though in the…

— Robert Collier

Sales managers should track the number of first meetings with "right fit" prospects a sales person is engaged in on a monthly…

— Adrian Davis

You need to ask yourself, ‘Where do you want to work: startups, mid-size or large companies?’ If you find yourself debating the…

— Steve Blank

As a general rule, if you have a product that doesn't get the job done that a customer is needing to get…

— Anonymous

“Many skeptics, it is true, are inclined to dismiss the whole procedure [chart reading] as akin to astrology or necromancy; but the…

— Benjamin Graham

“Marketing is the art of allocating resources—sending more power to the wheels that are getting traction, sending it away from the ones…

— Ryan Holiday

To operate a company of the size of Sears Holdings or Wal-Mart or Target or Home Depot or Lowes, you need a…

— Edward Lampert

If you're going to be an investor, you're going to make some investments where you don't have all the experience you need.…

— Charlie Munger

“Bear Market Begin Bear Market End Max DD Sept 1929 June 1932 -86.25 July 1933 March 1935 -33.9% March 1937 March 1938…

— Andrew Abraham

Sure there are some companies at the margins of our society that probably do that and I think we all have the…

— John C. Bogle

Still, I figure we shouldn't' discourage fans of actively managed funds. With all their buying and selling, active investors ensure the market…

— Paul Samuelson

Fundamentals might be good for the first third or first 50 or 60 percent of a move, but the last third of…

— Paul Tudor Jones

“If competitors are determined to grow in a static market, they may start to break the orderly market rules. Producing copies of rivals’…

— Greg Thain

“The prevailing wisdom is that markets are always right. I take the opposition position. I assume that markets are always wrong. Even…

— George Soros

People think of a business cycle, which is a boom followed by a recession and then automatic stabilizers revive the economy. But…

— Michael Hudson

“Based on our research, anything less than 1000 SKUs or more than 40 000 in a store can present more negatives than positives…

— Greg Thain

As a profession, entrepreneurship breeds anything but balance. The highs can be stratospheric, and the lows can be crushing.

— Lewis Howes

Non-bank financial institutions provide credit that is essential to U.S. businesses and consumers.

— Henry Paulson

“That’s me, keeping things bitchy from open to close.” I turned around and gave him my customer service smile.”

— Katherine McIntyre

The (stock) market is there only as a reference point to see if anybody is offering to do anything foolish. When we…

— Warren Buffett

No one knows the cost of a defective product - don't tell me you do. You know the cost of replacing it,…

— W. Edwards Deming

The goal as a company is to have customer service that is not just the best, but legendary.

— Sam Walton

One market paradigm that I take exception to is: Buy low and sell high. I believe far more money is made by…

— Richard Driehaus

It doesn't matter if you call it a boom or a bubble. The startup business moves in cycles, and what goes up…

— Eric Ries

“Happytissue is happy to serve all the firms. You can send us your tissue advertising promotion orders after checking our order process.”

— Tissue advertising singapore

Once you create a loyal customer base, it's tough for a competitor to take that away.

— Anonymous

The way to build long-term returns is through preservation of capital and home runs.

— Stanley Druckenmiller

Venture capital is an inherently optimistic form of investment - which is both its primary strength and its primary weakness.

— Neil Blumenthal

I'm trying to set a good example. I don't need to take a high salary, which would impede the success of Morningstar.

— Joe Mansueto

Most venture capitalists won't read a business plan unless the entrepreneur is introduced to them by a contact.

— Guy Kawasaki

Good investors have to choose how to allocate their mind share with the precious capital they have.

— Chamath Palihapitiya