Public Company Quotes
- Fortunately we're not a public company - we're a private group of companies, and I can do what I want. — Richard Branson
- Being captive to quarterly earnings isn't consistent with long-term value creation. This pressure and the short term focus of equity markets make it difficult for… — Charles Koch
- Clearly as you move to being a public company, probably even more than growth, there is a huge value based on predictability. — Mark Pincus
- Doing stuff that I don't have to talk about because I'm not in a public company is fantastic. — Michael Eisner
- Mandatory auditor rotation is designed to address a potential conflict of interest between a public company and its auditor. Because an auditor is hired and… — Robert Pozen
- Life at a public company ain't for me. The board pays you what you're worth, then you get reamed for your compensation. — Irving Azoff
- You can't be an entrepreneur and work in a public company anymore. — Irving Azoff
- If the government wants to do social policy, it should not be done in a quasi-public company. If you have a mortgage guarantee company which… — Jamie Dimon
- I enjoy not being a public company. — Marc Andreessen
- It is much more convenient not to be a public company. As a private company you don't have to give information to the public. Secrecy… — Marc Rich
- The question was, in a sense, at Princeton Review, how much value was I adding as a public company CEO. I was adding less than… — John Katzman
- I hated being a public company CEO. — John Katzman
- Venture capital is about capturing the value between the startup phase and the public company phase. — Fred Wilson
- I have never run a public company. I spent my entire life working for a private company. — Michael Ovitz
- The good parts about being a public company are increased discipline, increased execution and increased transparency to make sure that you are really building a… — Dan Rosensweig
- Every public company depends to some extent on the trust of its investors. — Alex Berenson
- I always wanted to start a public company and make a lot of money. — Unknown Author