Being Quote by Mark Pincus

I think unfortunately in this gold rush mentality that we've been in for the last years there has been not enough focus on business…

— Chamath Palihapitiya

Being a public company certainly doesn't stop you from taking a really long-term time horizon, but it does make it more difficult.

— Patrick Collison

The good parts about being a public company are increased discipline, increased execution and increased transparency to make sure that you are really building…

— Dan Rosensweig

Growth isn't central at all, because I'm trying to run this company as if it's going to be here a hundred years from now.…

— Yvon Chouinard

And our size: The company this year is going to be close to $50 billion, so if that's the case and you can continue…

— Anonymous

Ultimately, growth is essential for increasing a company's value.

— Stuart Rose

Unless you invest in people, you are not going to see growth in the long term, the medium term, and maybe even the short…

— Jim Yong Kim

Many newly public companies are able to post a year or two of strong sales growth off a small base, but their growth almost…

— Alex Berenson

Growing is an important part of the business, but more important than that is to get better.

— Steve Madden

It is almost impossible to grow a company of any size and worth unless you expand beyond yourself

— Rhonda Abrams

So it's worth some real up front time to think through the long term value and the defensibility of the business.

— Sam Altman

If you have a business that isn't growing the top line, it's very hard to deliver attractive returns to shareholders.

— Soren Skou