Companies that grow for the sake of growth or that expand into areas outside their core business strategy often stumble. On the other hand, companies that build scale for the benefit of their customers and shareholders more often succeed over time. Jamie Dimon areabenefitbuild share on social
Liberals tend to be much more concerned about business and corporations as the oppressors. They look to government as the solution. On the Right it's the opposite. They see business as good, as what generates wealth in society, and they see government as the oppressor, which makes it hard for especially small businesspeople. Jonathan Haidt businessbusinesspersonconcern share on social
Growing up I did commercials and things like that, but nothing serious. As I got older, my family is really hardcore into academics. They weren't wanting to necessarily support an acting career; it's a really fickle business, and it can be difficult and unstable. They were rooting for education and the whole nine yards. Portia Doubleday academicactbusiness share on social
ACT and SAT each have their own parts of the country. The GRE has its lock on graduate admissions. And so, one could blame the companies, but really, economically, they have no incentive to change things very much because they're getting the business. Robert Sternberg actadmissionblame share on social
Well, California used to be in the dream-making business, and unfortunately what's happened I think we're now in the dream-breaking business. Meg Whitman breakbusinesscalifornia Change image and share on social
My view is that, just as in many businesses, brands really matter. There will always be a role for destination sites. Eighty million users come to our destination. I think that will be the vast majority of our future business. Meg Whitman brandbusinessdestination share on social
I generally disagree with most of the very high margin opportunities. Why? Because it's a business strategy tradeoff: the lower the margin you take, the faster you grow. Vinod Khosla businessdisagreefast Change image and share on social
Major labels didn't start showing up really until they smelled money, and that's all they're ever going to be attracted to is money-that's the business they're in- making money. Ian MacKaye attractbusinesslabel Change image and share on social
It's a lot of work to keep reinventing yourself and coming up with new stuff, but that's what it takes to be in show business. Donny Osmond businesscomelot Change image and share on social
Learn as many mistakes and what not to do while your business or product is small. Don't be in such a hurry to grow your brand. Make sure that you and the market can sustain any bumps that may occur down the road. Daymond John brandbumpbusiness share on social