Business Quote by Walt Mossberg

“the ongoing shift of product-development activities from manufacturers to users is painful and difficult for many manufacturers.”

— Eric von Hippel

Just as producers often give consumers things they want but didn't think to ask for, consumers sometimes come up with surprising uses for new…

— Virginia Postrel

If you look at the history of technology gadget makers, hardware makers, it's littered with the corpses of Palm and RIM and companies like…

— Whitney Tilson

Technology is like a fish. The longer it stays on the shelf, the less desirable it becomes.

— Anonymous

I like my products to be smart in a technical way but to show the time invested in their creation, too.

— Marcel Wanders

“New brands often gain sales through launch promotion, but find that repeat purchases dwindle, not through technical failure but through lack of mindspace and…

— Greg Thain

Lasting companies know how to reinvent themselves,

— Mike Markkula

“Retailers, who once sold their assets for money, are now only willing to grant them to manufacturers who have something unique to offer, or…

— Greg Thain

We've had three big ideas at Amazon that we've stuck with for 18 years, and they're the reason we're successful: Put the customer first.…

— Jeff Bezos

Go where your customers take you! For example, did you know that Sony's first product was a rice cooker? Since abandoning the rice cooker,…

— Naveen Jain

'Product life' is measured in months, not years, and as soon as you introduce a 'product,' understand that others in your business are going…

— Michael Gerber

Part of our brand is that we're pretty understated in what we do. If you look at other technology companies, they might preannounce things,…

— Larry Page