Our business is about technology, yes. But it’s also about operations and customer relationships.
Collaboration equals innovation.
Anything that can be measured can be improved.
I had to give it a full go and see what happened.
Celebrate for a nanosecond.
People ask me all the time, ‘How can I become a successful entrepreneur?’ And I have to be honest: It’s one of my least favorite questions, because if you’re waiting for someone else’s advice to become an entrepreneur, chances are you’re not one.
The idea of being all things to all people is a thing of the past.
Each day that you’re moving toward your dreams without compromising who you are, you’re winning.
The interesting thing is when we design and architect a server, we don’t design it for Windows or Linux, we design it for both. We don’t really care, as long as we’re selling the one the customer wants.
There are a lot of new things going on in the microprocessor world, including increased focus on power and efficiency.
One of the things I benefited from when I started this business was that I didn’t know anything. I was just instinct with no preconceived notions. This enabled me to learn and change quickly without having to worry about maintaining any kind of status quo, like some of my bigger competitors.
From the time I was 7, when I purchased my first calculator, I was fascinated by the idea of a machine that could compute things.
There is no better catalyst to success than curiosity.
We’ve found that customers are very open. They’ll tell you what’s going on, what’s working and what’s not. They’re looking for help.
There are a lot of things that go into creating success. I don’t like to do just the things I like to do. I like to do things that cause the company to succeed. I don’t spend a lot of time doing my favorite activities.
There’s always an opportunity to make a difference.
If you’re happy, that’s probably the most important thing. Everyone probably has their own definition of success, for me it’s happiness. Do I enjoy what I’m doing? Do I enjoy the people I’m with? Do I enjoy my life?
The very thing you fear could be the best thing to ever happen to you.
If you have to go through life being unhappy to conform to society around you, that’s not a very good deal.
We were always focused on our profit and loss statement. But cash flow was not a regularly discussed topic. It was as if we were driving along, watching only the speedometer, when in fact we were running out of gas.