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Five Things Tim Cook Should Do at Apple (Now that He's Done Testifying)

mrkaya — Wed, 22 May 2013 09:51:07 +0200

»His willingness to fight for that vision and to be disliked if that's what it took to make that vision real was as valuable as the vision itself.«

Visionary will.

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Inside the Mind of Jeff Bezos

mrkaya — Tue, 14 May 2013 09:25:28 +0200

»"I'd rather interview 50 people and not hire anyone than hire the wrong person," Amazon.com chief Jeff Bezos told a colleague in the company's early days.«

on www.fastcompany.com · the article page · www.fastcompany.com on QUOTE.fm

Zuckerberg Delayed Instagram Deal to Watch 'Game of Thrones'

mrkaya — Wed, 08 May 2013 00:03:40 +0200

»Only Mark Zuckerberg could throw a billion-dollar deal on ice to sit down with his friends and watch Game of Thrones.«

Well, Mark has priorities!

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Who Cares If It's Been Tried Before?

mrkaya — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:53:37 +0200

»Some good ideas have a lot of bad implementations before someone comes in and does it well enough to win big.«

True: "Google was famously the Nth Internet search engine."

on blog.eladgil.com · the article page · blog.eladgil.com on QUOTE.fm

Find Your Steve Jobs: Exclusive Extract from Atari Founder's Book

mrkaya — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 09:14:53 +0200

»But as the gun owner’s manager pointed out, it’s much harder to discipline an employee who has a gun on his hip than one who doesn’t.«

He might be right.

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Soziales Netzwerken: 25 Punkte für nachhaltige Kommunikation

mrkaya — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 08:35:18 +0100

»Bei allen Kommunikationsstrategien, Statistiken und Aktivitäten dürfen Sie nie vergessen, dass es sich bei Ihren Gesprächspartnern immer um Menschen handelt.«

So wahr und doch so unbeachtet.

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Inside the Biggest Cyberattack in History

mrkaya — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 08:28:55 +0100

»"The interesting thing is they stopped going after us directly and they started going after all of the steps upstream from us," said Prince.«

Sounds like a strategy from the sicilian mob.

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Why 'Win-Win' Negotiating Is the Surest Way You'll Lose

mrkaya — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 08:42:41 +0100

»For instance, setting high goals means you'll almost always miss those goals, but you'll achieve more than if you had set lower, more realistic goals. Most set low goals because of that enjoyable feeling you get when you succeed. People actually feel better when they ask for $50 and get $50 than when they ask for $100 and get $60, even though you're obviously better off with $60 than you are with $50.«

Achievement works with the right goals!

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- My Boss, the Six-Year-Old |

mrkaya — Sun, 27 May 2012 15:49:55 +0200

»“Hi my name is Ashwin and I’m 6. And I am an entrepreneur. My idea is Wash Off Stickers. One day Mommy went to an event and put a name tag on. But when she came home she forgot to take it off and then threw it in the wash - but the sticker never came off and ruined her favorite shirt! My idea is Wash Off Stickers! With just a little water our stickers will disappear! And the stickers could go on walls, toys, even fruit!”«

A six-year-old boss, great thing!

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Marketing

mrkaya — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 08:28:01 +0200

»Early in a startup you need to acquire your customers for free. Later on, you can spend on customer acquisition.«

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Entrepreneurs Don't Need Work-Life Balance

mrkaya — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 07:58:02 +0200

»We'd probably work in our sleep if we could. In fact, I bet some of my more creative colleagues actually do.«

I know this issue... You think about something and can´t forget it, and then you work in your dream.

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Subscribe to Inc.com's Free Newsletters

mrkaya — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 12:50:41 +0100

»Many companies focus on differentiating themselves from the competition. And, certainly, that is important if you want to offer strong reasons why customers should do business with you and not a competitor. But any difference has to be organic and not contrived. "A product has to be genuinely better," Ive says.«

Do Something Well, not Different.

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