Build Quote by Chamath Palihapitiya

So it takes years to make a solid company.

— Ninette de Valois

You don't know this when you're young, but over time, you see that great companies are usually built at a special point in time.

— David Duffield

The great companies get built by their founders

— Marc Andreessen

Lasting companies know how to reinvent themselves,

— Mike Markkula

Great companies need to reinvent themselves. We can do that: we can stay relevant, we can grow, and we can stay successful. It takes…

— Frans van Houten

Lots of companies don't succeed over time. What do they fundamentally do wrong? They usually miss the future.

— Larry Page

Great companies are built by people who never stop thinking about ways to improve the business.

— J. Willard Marriott

Focusing on the long term and building a great product that is scalable ultimately leads to a great company.

— Craig Sherman

“If you look at big companies, only 1/3 of them will exist in 2 decades.”

— Ziad K. Abdelnour

There's often a good, honest case to be made that a century-old company has not only a knack for growing and managing a P&L,…

— Daniel Lyons

Companies that build scale for the benefit of their customers and shareholders more often succeed over time.

— Jamie Dimon

You have family-owned businesses that have been around for 500 years. You cannot name a corporation that survives intact for even a few decades.

— Nassim Nicholas Taleb