- Nov 07, 2020
Business Quotes
On risk, reinvention and the realities of business.
These quotes cover business from a few honest angles: the risk small operations take on hiring, breaking into an industry you weren't trained for, and how far an entire business can shift over the years. For more, see our Businessman quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Everything
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- Nov 07, 2020
When you're starting out in this business, it's very easy to want to say yes to everything that's offered to you.
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020
I know myself, from my own background, the E.U. depresses employment and destroys jobs. My father had a business destroyed by the common fisheries policy.
- Leadership
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- Nov 07, 2020
It is rare to find a business partner who is selfless. If you are lucky it happens once in a lifetime.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
If you're soft and fuzzy, like our little characters, you become the skinny kid on the beach, and people in this business don't mind kicking sand in your face.
- Nov 07, 2020
I don't think individual achievement in business is the most meaningful way for it to operate.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Many people you think are individual achievers in fact have either a strong spousal partner over many years or a business partner who's either in the background, not given enough publicity or less egocentric.
- Customer
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- Nov 07, 2020
Our business is about technology, yes. But it's also about operations and customer relationships.
- Components
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- Nov 07, 2020
Every breakthrough business idea begins with solving a common problem. The bigger the problem, the bigger the opportunity. I discovered a big one when I took apart an IBM PC. I made two interesting discoveries: The components were all manufactured by other companies, and the system that retailed for $3,000 cost about $600 in parts.
- Focus
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- Nov 07, 2020
The customer reaction to Dell going private has been a lot more positive than I would have ever imagined. Customers see it as - 'You don't have to be distracted. Now you can totally focus on your business.' So they see it as a positive.
- Find
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- Nov 07, 2020
There are many different kinds of PCs. You have fixed, virtual, tablets, notebooks, ultrabooks, desktops, workstations. What you find in commercial PCs, business PCs, is that there's a really long tail of usage on client devices.
- Drive
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- Nov 07, 2020
The IT organization can't drive or lead a digital transformation. It has to come from the business and the business strategy, because they're fundamental to how a company or an organization evolves.
- Devices
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- Nov 07, 2020
You have to imagine a world in which there's this abundance of data, with all of these connected devices generating tons and tons of data. And you're able to reason over the data with new computer science and make your product and service better. What does your business look like then? That's the question every CEO should be asking.
- Pictures
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- Nov 07, 2020