Quotes
by josh · updated 6mo ago
Quotes
Poverty isn’t simply the condition of not having enough money. It’s the condition of not having enough choice and being taken advantage of because of that.
from Poverty, by America by Matthew Desmond
josh added 6mo ago
- Entrepreneurship and hard work, not dynastic inheritance, is the primary path to a nine- or ten-figure net worth. Around three-quarters of the wealthiest 1% of American families
own
privately held businesses (compared to 5% of families in the bottom half of the wealth distribution), with business assets accounting for more than one-third of their ba... See morefrom In Defense of Billionaires | by Michael R. Strain - Project Syndicate by Michael R. Strain
josh added 8mo ago
- Kevin Kelly has this great idea that you need your own distinct definition of success. For me, success would be cultivating a very specific reputation. I'd like my reputation to be "talk to that guy and you'll leave energized, thinking about something new. Good things will happen, and it'll generally cost you nothing."
from Tweet by Patrick OShaughnessy
josh added 10mo ago
The creators of blue oceans, surprisingly, didn’t use the competition as their benchmark.17 Instead, they followed a different strategic logic that we call value innovation. Value innovation is the cornerstone of blue ocean strategy. We call it value innovation because instead of focusing on beating the competition, you focus on making the competit
... See morefrom Blue Ocean Strategy by W. Chan Kim, Renee Mauborgne, Renée A. Mauborgne
josh added 6mo ago
- “Only that which can change can continue.”
from Finite and Infinite Games Quotes by James P. Carse by James Carse
josh added 10mo ago
- someone who has low self-esteem is really a narcissist in disguise, because both share the obsession with the self, no matter if it’s awesome or awful.
from What does your stupid art even do for the world? by Alex Dobrenko`
josh added 7mo ago
- If Nike announced that they were opening a hotel, you’d have a pretty good guess about what it would be like. But if Hyatt announced that they were going to start making shoes, you would have NO IDEA WHATSOEVER what those shoes would be like. That’s because Nike owns a brand and Hyatt simply owns real estate.
from The Elegance of Nothing
josh added 10mo ago
- “Above all, don’t lie to yourself. The man who listens to his own lie comes to a point that he cannot distinguish the truth within him, or around him, and so loses all respect for himself and for others. And having no respect he ceases to love.”
― Fyodor Dostoevskyfrom Tweet by Dylano | Essayful
josh added 10mo ago
- Your company will grow as quickly as your customers determine it will grow.
from The Minimalist Entrepreneur: How Great Founders Do More with Less by Sahil Lavingia
josh added 9mo ago