I want to start my own airplane business. I'm going to buy two Dakotas, paint them up in war colours and do, er, nostalgia trips to Arnhem - you know, where the old paratroopers used to go - and charge them about 20 quid a time. Gary Numan airplanearnhembusiness share on social
My father and grandfather were businessmen. The family business was Adelphi Paints in New Jersey. When the first energy crisis came in the early 1970s, the business suffered. David Einhorn 1970sadelphibusiness Change image and share on social
The thing about information is that information is more valuable when people know it. There's an exception for business information and super timely information, but in all other cases, ideas that spread win. Seth Godin businesscaseexception share on social
I was lucky enough to co-found a business in college that ended up with 400 employees, and I launched 20 different projects while I was there - a project a week. Seth Godin businesscollegeemployee Change image and share on social
When I came into the business, things changed a lot, and my life was in a real state of flux. Rachael Leigh Cook businesschangeflux Change image and share on social
If a scientist is reading a paper online and clicks through to purchase material, there's value there. It might be a business model; it might be enough to defray the cost of open access. I just want to create the infrastructure that makes movement and sharing easier. John Wilbanks accessbusinessclick share on social
New online formats gutted the newspaper-ad business. Why pore over tiny print looking for a job in the want ads when you can tap a few keywords into monster.com, then click through and apply? Why pay a steep per-character rate for a classified when you can hawk a whole garage full of used stuff on EBay or Craigslist for free? Nathan Myhrvold applybusinesscharacter share on social
As you grow up and get educated in the business, you go from, 'I want to do movies' to 'I want to work. In whatever.' Felicity Huffman businesseducategrow Change image and share on social
I've built employee perks programs before and it's impossible to manually build a program that makes everyone happy. I'd make a deal with one gym then hear about another gym an employee would prefer. As a small business owner, I didn't have the time or leverage to negotiate and manage dozens of vendor relationships. Paige Craig buildbusinessdeal share on social
Working on a play is a vibrant and collaborative business. Everyone from the choreographer to the music director to the director to the writers work together toward the same goal, and everyone chimes in on everything. Trey Anastasio businesschimechoreographer share on social