- Morality
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- 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
- Influence
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- Nov 07, 2020
The industry does have some influence on who gets other awards. With the Mercury Prize, they don't. Jon comes from the business, but his heart is still very much in the music. Currently, we have about 12 major names that have said they want to be a part of MUDDA.
- Doing
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I left Genesis, I just wanted to be out of the music business. I felt like I was just in the machinery. We knew what we were going to be doing in 18 months or two years ahead. I just did not enjoy that.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Your mission is to find a product or service that can positively impact the lives of 1 billion people because that's the game we're playing today.
- Passion
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- Nov 07, 2020
Passion gets an entrepreneur through the startup days and the enormous efforts it takes to build a business.
- Bolder
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I talk about taking bold actions in the world, few things are bolder than creating the 'Huffington Post' from scratch and reinventing the newspaper business.
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020
Did you know that Kodak actually invented the digital camera that ultimately put it out of business? Kodak had the patents and a head start, but ignored all that.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think 'No' is a very powerful word in our business that is very hard to use early on in your career. But I also think I was pretty arrogant when I was younger... I used that word maybe too much, but it did help me with finding roles that I did like.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
People who don't take risks generally make about two big mistakes a year. People who do take risks generally make about two big mistakes a year.
- Change
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- Nov 07, 2020
The entrepreneur always searches for change, responds to it, and exploits it as an opportunity.
- Done
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- Nov 07, 2020
Most of what we call management consists of making it difficult for people to get their work done.
- Game
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- Nov 07, 2020