Learning how to interact with customers is something that anyone starting any business must master. It's an amazing opportunity to be able to learn the ropes at an established company and then employ your expertise at your own company. Marc Benioff amazebusinesscompany share on social
While I am a capitalist at heart and I have no problems with commercialization as such, I believe that while it's okay if education becomes a profitable business, it's not okay if it becomes corrupt. Chetan Bhagat businesscapitalistcommercialization Change image and share on social
We are anxious and open to all forms of doing business in China. Ted Sarandos anxiousbusinesschina Change image and share on social
Magic is the oldest part of the show business profession. It can now be used as a forward-thinking tool to build a child's confidence. It has been an amazing part in many entertainers' lives, including Steve Martin and the late Johnny Carson. Criss Angel amazebuildbusiness share on social
The problem with venality in business is that getting outraged about it makes it easy to miss the systemic problems that venality often disguises. James Surowiecki businessdisguiseeasy Change image and share on social
The fundamental problem with banks is what it's always been: they're in the business of banking, and banking, whether plain vanilla or incredibly sophisticated, is inherently risky. James Surowiecki bankbusinessfundamental Change image and share on social
MF Global used to be known as Man Financial, and it had a reasonably good reputation. It did a humdrum business placing commodities trades for fund managers as well as farmers, grain dealers and others whose livelihoods depend on the vagaries of commodity prices. Gary Weiss businesscommoditydealer share on social
I'm an indie artist with major distribution, so one foot in the extreme major music business and one foot in the abyss of indie artists. John Oates abyssartistbusiness Change image and share on social
The first mistake in public business is the going into it. Benjamin Franklin businessmistakepublic Change image and share on social
Philip Greenspun had a huge impact on me. He was the first person I knew of that embraced online communities, created a real business around open source, gave back to the community through education, and inspired me to explore photography. Matt Mullenweg backbusinesscommunity share on social
