Founders need to figure out what the message of the company is going to be.
And I'm not an actress. I don't think I am an actress. I think I've created a brand and a business.
We value R&D as a company. It's who we are.
I am not embarrassed to be a banker. I am not embarrassed to be in business.
In terms of having a business, I wanted to let it go beyond what my personal taste is. Basically, I'm in a kilt and a white shirt every day. So, you know, I don't have a lot of scope, and I'm really picky about what I wear.
I'm not a businessman.
I was actually a fruitarian at that point in time. I ate only fruit. Now I'm a garbage can like everyone else. And we were about three months late in filing a fictitious business name so I threatened to call the company Apple Computer unless someone suggested a more interesting name by five o'clock that day. Hoping to stimulate creativity. And it stuck. And that's why we're called Apple.
I don't really think of myself as a businessman at all. That's why I have the 'chief creative officer' role.
When I was starting out, I thought about how the Internet is global and that we should have a global name, a name that's interesting. At that time, the best name was Yahoo! Suddenly I thought, 'Alibaba is a good name.'
I'm an entrepreneur. I'm not a politician.
I'm no longer an artist, I'm a business partner.
I'm not a TV guy. I'm a restaurant chef and a businessman.
Men will look back in amusement at the pretence that once caused people to refer to General Dynamics and North American Aviation and AT&T as private business.
You define yourself by either what your clients want or what you believe they'll need for the future. So: Define yourself by your client, not your competitor.
The phrase "corporate identity design" seems to be a bit exclusive it sometimes frightens the smaller client who can't relate because they don't consider themselves "corporate."
I'm Shaggy. I'm a business.
Great companies are defined by their discipline and their understanding of who they are and who they are not.
There's never been a question of not being a part of this business or not being a part of this industry - I love it - it's in my blood; it's always been in my blood. It's just a part of who I am.
A principal struggle of many young companies is to establish an identity, a philosophical and emotional core, and LAIKA is no exception.
Very few people or companies can clearly articulate WHY they do WHAT they do. By WHY I mean your purpose, cause or belief - WHY does your company exist? WHY do you get out of bed every morning? And WHY should anyone care?
I'm not a businessman, I'm a business, man!
I don't think I am an actress. I think I've created a brand and a business.
When you have a company name that is to descriptive about what you do, you don't stand out.
I'm an entrepreneur and I love business. That's what I've always done. I went to school for that. My father took me out and said, 'You're gonna be here like everybody else.'
I'm not some tycoon and I don't consider myself a businessman.
