The risk is worth it. Mike would have been the first to say that.
I am no stranger to healthy competition-wor king hard and playing hard.
You need lucky breaks to be successful.
In the ’80’s my gut feeling was that airlines were crap. I hated spending time on planes. I thought we could create the kind of airline I’d like. So we got a secondhand 747 and gave it a go.
I decided there must be room for another airline when I spent two days trying to get through to People Express.
Loyal employees in any company create loyal customers, who in turn create happy shareholders.
Whether you are launching a start-up or leading an established company, you should start establishing your social media presence if you haven’t already.
However small a company, its founders should try to expand people’s opportunities and choices.
Bakers bake bread, accountants manage accounts and entrepreneurs turn ideas into reality.
Money gives you the freedom to do with your time what you want to do with it.
You shouldn’t be looking for people slipping up, you should be looking for all the good things people do and praising those.
A good idea for a new business tends not to occur in isolation, and often the window of opportunity is very small. So speed is of the essence.
Screwing business as usual fundamentally recognises that doing good is good for business.
Success comes from listening to your customer.
I truly believe that capitalism was created to help people live better lives, but sadly over the years it has lost its way a bit. The short-term focus on profit has driven most businesses to forget about the important long-term role they have in taking care of people and the planet.
If you aim higher than you expect, you could reach higher than you dreamed.
You can’t run a business without taking risks. The brave may not live forever – but the cautious do not live at all!
Nothing else even comes close.
Making the extra effort to say thanks in a genuine, personal manner goes a long way. It is pleasurable to do, and it encourages more of the same good behavior.
We always enter markets where the leaders are not doing a great job, so we can go in and disrupt them by offering better quality services.