Estee Lauder, domain dependence, & moats
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Estee Lauder, domain dependence, & moats
In this ever-changing society, the most powerful and enduring brands are built from the heart. They are real and sustainable. Their foundations are stronger because they are built with the strength of the human spirit, not an ad campaign. The companies that are lasting are those that are authentic.
Howard Schultz • Pour Your Heart Into It: How Starbucks Built a Company One Cup at a Time
Startups with moats and strong defensibility factors had a higher chance of becoming billion-dollar companies. Defensibility comes in many forms: deep engineering, partnerships, data, brand, network effects, and, as Keith Rabois said, accumulating advantages. Defensibility does not mean that no one can copy a company. There are lots of examples whe
... See moreAli Tamaseb • Super Founders: What Data Reveals About Billion-Dollar Startups
These companies grew their brands back when it was easy and cheap to do it the old-fashioned way. These brands maintain their lead, blocking newcomers who don’t have the same vacuum to fill.
Seth Godin • Purple Cow: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable
No one knew that I ran both clubs. I had a lot of fun keeping the secret. I had even more fun watching both clubs succeed. And I learned a valuable lesson: you can compete with yourself and win. It was a lesson that, a decade later, would spawn Clinique and would eventually inform the thinking behind The Estée Lauder Companies’ portfolio of brands.
Leonard A. Lauder • The Company I Keep: My Life in Beauty
That's another thing too, where I'm only interested in people that do things for a long period of time. There is a subset of people that can start a great business or be a great investor for two years, five years, 10 years. I'm interested in people that, you started the conversation saying about Edwin Land and Estee Lauder. Okay. Two obsessives. Th... See more
Patrick O'Shaughnessy • Passion & Pain
In this world, there is an abundance of products, and every industry becomes far more competitive.
How can a startup survive in this environment? The answer is deceptively simple: Have good taste.