business Quotes

I have to admit that business-type thoughts do sneak into my head: I hope our customers pay us, I hope this stuff is decent, I hope we get it done on time. The little additions and subtractions that one has... ...

Microsoft went into orbit because it had a booster rocket attached to it called IBM.

The need to communicate effectively with your customers will come up again and again.

Long-term vision and product strategy.

I set a rule that people weren't allowed to send good news unless they sent around an equal amount of bad news. We had to get a balanced picture. In fact, I kind of favored just hearing about the accounts... ...

It's not easy to remember, but IBM was the computer industry when I was growing up. You loved 'em. You hated 'em. You knew what they were doing. They had set a standard for mainframes. They also set a standard... ...

Only a few businesses will succeed by having the lowest price, so most will need a strategy that includes customer services.

Learn from your unhappy customers.

I have always loved the competitive forces in this business. You know I certainly have meetings where I spur people on by saying, "Hey, we can do better than this. How come we are not out ahead on that?" Thats... ...

Know your numbers' is a fundamental precept of business.