Quotes About Strategy

Business has only two basic functions - marketing and innovation.

I've always thought legal addictions are a great way to create a business. Starbucks is a wonderful example.

What I learned is that in business you must make decisions based on facts, not react with your heart.

It has always been my rule in business to make everything count.

When everyone is looking for gold, it's a good time to be in the pick and shovel business.

Diplomats make it their business to conceal the facts.

The experienced fighting pilot does not take unnecessary risks. His business is to shoot down enemy planes, not to get shot down.

Know your numbers' is a fundamental precept of business.

The new ruler must determine all the injuries that he will need to inflict. He must inflict them once and for all.

Monopoly is the condition of every successful business.

Go for a business that any idiot can run - because sooner or later, any idiot probably is going to run it.

The only way one should buy stocks is if you understand the underlying business. You stay within the circle of competence. You buy businesses you understand.

If I have cash and I can't figure a way to put it into real estate or my business, I hold it in gold and silver.

A business model describes how your company creates, delivers and captures value.

We watch our competitors, learn from them, see the things that they were doing for customers and copy those things as much as we can.

There is time to go long, time to go short and time to go fishing.

Architecture is a slow business, and city planning even slower.

Don't wait till you are big before you begin building your brand. Build a brand from scratch alongside your business.

Method is the very hinge of business, and there is no method without punctuality.

The only thing certain about any negotiation is that it will lead to another negotiation .

The successful investor is usually an individual who is inherently interested in business problems.

If you aren't building a social enterprise, I don't know what your business model will be in 5 years

Thinking of getting into the leg-breaking business, so I can profitably sell crutches later.

When you're feeling overwhelmed in business, one smart idea can beat the biggest Super Bowl ad.