Quote by Chip Heath

“The media, like anything else, can be bought. Everything, it seems, has its price. Even the free press.”

— Lance Morcan

“Publicly traded companies die through acquisitions, mergers, and bankruptcies at the same rate regardless of how well established they are or what they actually…

— Geoffrey West

“Startup CEOs should not play the odds. When you are building a company, you must believe there is an answer and you cannot pay…

— Ben Horowitz

We're all shareholders. These guys below me, they see the CEO taking it easy, it's their money.

— Ivan Glasenberg

“We assume that multimillion-dollar companies are turning big profits, but it’s rare to find a truly profitable business.”

— Mike Michalowicz

“In the combined and conscious picture of People, Planet and Profit, WE ARE ALL SHAREHOLDERS!”

— Tony Dovale

Our mantra has been, 'We will not buy a company unless we think the people that make up the company have a better job…

— Tobias Lutke

“Our corporate executives speculate with their shareholders’ assets because they get big personal rewards when they win—and even if they lose, they are often…

— Edward O. Thorp

“All of us want to believe that we make up our own minds, that sales doesn’t work on us. But it’s not true.”

— Peter Thiel

Of one thing be certain: if a CEO is enthused about a particularly foolish acquisition, both his internal staff and his outside advisors will…

— Warren Buffett

“One study of corporate mergers and acquisitions—some of the highest-stakes decisions executives make—showed that 83% failed to create any value for shareholders.”

— Chip Heath

“Some people say that leverage is the secret of the rich, but I believe it’s actually the secret of the bankrupt.”

— Celso Cukierkorn