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If you are a for-profit corporation, your job is to make money, and if you're not making money, you're not doing a good job. End of story. It's important to have fun, but once you incorporate for profit, my attitude is that you better make a profit. When I was trying to retake control of the company, most of the programmers at ArsDigita were so rel
... See moreJessica Livingston • Founders at Work: Stories of Startups' Early Days
In most cases, the boss thinks about the employees they like the best, and gives raises to them, regardless of job performance. Your job is not your job. Your job is to be friends with your boss. Go out to lunch, go golfing, do what you have to do; but if you don’t have a good personal relationship with your boss, if your boss personally dislikes y
... See moreJared Dillian • No Worries: How to live a stress free financial life
become the thing that sellers want most: someone who can add value—not just cash—to their businesses.
Roland Frasier • Business Wealth Without Risk
Do Executives Have Some Skin in the Game? That is, do they have substantial holdings of company stock, or do they tend to sell shares right after they exercise options? As a shareholder, I want management to have meaningful equity in the company.