Apple is so secretive internally, they keep secrets from each other. — Adam Lashinsky Apple Copy Share Image
“The goal of the Apple stores was to appeal to non-Macintosh customers,” — Adam Lashinsky Goals Copy Share Image
If one's man's trash is another man's treasure, then one industry's potential failure is another's opportunity. — Adam Lashinsky Another man Copy Share Image
“You either did or you didn't - there is no try. - Steve Jobs.” — Adam Lashinsky Jobs Copy Share Image
The creation of the 'Goldie Scholars' program is an acknowledgment that knowledge isn't enough. — Adam Lashinsky Creation Copy Share Image
Cannibalization is by far the most difficult feat any established, successful company can pull off. — Adam Lashinsky Company Copy Share Image
I've written repeatedly about the quest by corporations everywhere to transform themselves digitally. — Adam Lashinsky About Copy Share Image
“The ethos at Apple was always about its uniqueness, and attention to detail is part of that ethos.” — Adam Lashinsky Attention to detail Copy Share Image
With innovative companies and products like Tencent's WeChat messaging service and novel approaches to artificial intelligence and various business models, China rapidly… — Adam Lashinsky Artificial intelligence Copy Share Image
“The ‘Innovator’s Dilemma’ doesn’t exist at Apple,” he said, referring to Clay Christensen’s popular book about how big companies fail to anticipate… — Adam Lashinsky Business Copy Share Image
Should Ford succeed in equipping all its cars with information that gets communicated back to its servers, it will become a 'big… — Adam Lashinsky Data Copy Share Image
Before its immature ways caught up with it, Uber got bigger and went further than Webvan ever did. But it bleeds money,… — Adam Lashinsky Company Copy Share Image
Americans fear losing control if they're forced to ride in autonomous vehicles. These same Americans fly in airplanes every day that largely… — Adam Lashinsky Autonomous Copy Share Image
“He once told a group of investors that “the iPhone was just below food and water on Maslow’s hierarchy of needs,” according… — Adam Lashinsky Investing Copy Share Image
“George Blankenship, a top executive of Apple’s retail initiative when it began, explained the very real link between storytelling and driving demand.” — Adam Lashinsky Technology Copy Share Image
No matter your interpretation of Apple's success with its Watch, it has become a leader - and it wasn't first to market. — Adam Lashinsky Apple Copy Share Image
“Speaking of Jobs, Moritz writes: “He was unwilling to let product planning become burdened with analysis, focus groups, decision trees, the shifts… — Adam Lashinsky Business Copy Share Image
“In this alternative management structure, executives have limited power but also aren’t expected to have skills that check some all-star management box.… — Adam Lashinsky Executives Copy Share Image
Apple is a military-like command-and-control organization where people lower down in the organization manage up. They are constantly preparing their boss who… — Adam Lashinsky Apple Copy Share Image
Amazon is pursuing something called Amazon Key, which lets its couriers unlock Prime customers' doors and deliver packages. It's pairing the service,… — Adam Lashinsky Amazon Copy Share Image
“How fast can we get people through the register? Well, let’s get rid of the register. Why do we even need a… — Adam Lashinsky Credit card Copy Share Image
The rap against Tesla has always been of the 'yes, but' variety. Yes, it's a fine artisanal designer and manufacturer of electric… — Adam Lashinsky Alive Copy Share Image
“Consistency of message helps build customer loyalty. Clear messaging can also have a huge impact on the bottom line. “If there’s one… — Adam Lashinsky Bottom line Copy Share Image
If you crave further confirmation that Silicon Valley is a magical place where magical thinking reigns, consider the tale of Roku, the… — Adam Lashinsky Business Copy Share Image
“Logistics is in fact a key aspect of military planning, and Cook is responsible for Apple’s operational excellence. For example, when Apple… — Adam Lashinsky Business Copy Share Image
“If you went back to the year 2000 and you looked at Apple, most people knew one thing about Apple products: They… — Adam Lashinsky Apple Copy Share Image
“You’re going to do twenty briefings, and they’ll all sound exactly the same to you. But that’s what you want, because the… — Adam Lashinsky First time Copy Share Image
“An unwillingness to stick a finger in the wind of customer requirements was one of Steve Jobs’s favorite tropes over the years.… — Adam Lashinsky Computers Copy Share Image
“Blankenship described Tesla’s version, an obvious homage to Apple marketing, regarding how to sell its $150,000-plus Roadster. “Zero to sixty in 3.7… — Adam Lashinsky Wants Car Copy Share Image
“Jobs also took a direct interest in where the ads ran. He favored TV shows that fit the sensibility of Apple’s perceived… — Adam Lashinsky Daily show Copy Share Image
“Companies, as they grow to become multi-billion-dollar entities, somehow lose their vision,” he told Playboy in 1985. “They insert lots of layers… — Adam Lashinsky Business Copy Share Image
“Human minds settle into fixed ways of looking at the world, and that’s always been true,” he said in a 1995 interview… — Adam Lashinsky Death Copy Share Image
“I always considered part of my job was to keep the quality level of people in the organizations I work with very… — Adam Lashinsky Best person Copy Share Image
“Apple's approach to career development is yet another way it runs contrary to the norms at other companies. The prevalent attitude for… — Adam Lashinsky Career development Copy Share Image
“Apple may not do customer research to decide what products to make, but it absolutely pays attention to how customers use its… — Adam Lashinsky Bride and groom Copy Share Image
“The trick with selling breakthrough products is to explain them clearly.” — Adam Lashinsky Customer Copy Share Image
Sony's Walkman far predated the iPod. Nokia ruled smartphones before Apple. — Adam Lashinsky Apple Copy Share Image
Groceries, TV shows, and shoes are a few categories Amazon has been willing to hang onto for years. — Adam Lashinsky Amazon Copy Share Image
“Don’t talk about product until it’s done. Have high expectations” — Adam Lashinsky Expectations Copy Share Image
