Company Foundation Quotes

Unless you are building a new company from the ground up and can install caring as your businesses' cornerstone, you have to be willing to embark on a completely cultural overhaul so that, like a local mom and pop shop, every employee is comfortable engaging in customer service, and does it authentically.

Most of the largest software companies in the world today are based on Oracle, and they were once startups.

There are exceptions of course, but most companies start with a great idea - not a pivot.

Startups need to focus on building a foundation for their company culture early, and then they need to revisit it often. Every time a hire is made, a feature is launched, a Facebook status is updated, a press interview is given, a round of financing is raised, or a meeting is held, culture should be part of the decision-making process.

I never thought about branding when we were starting our production company.

Most Fortune 500 companies began as small start-ups whose entrepreneurial founders slowly developed the infrastructure, hired the staff, sourced manufacturers or built their own factory, and created distribution, sales, and marketing plans.

I wanted to start a hotel company from scratch.

To me, a great company starts with a great product and ends with a great product.

Yandex originated from a company called Arkadia, which created two search programs under the DOS operating system in 1990.

The need for strong partners and employees persists throughout the life of a company, but it is especially important in the beginning.

I'm really hoping just to keep building on what we're doing. You have to build your core business first which is really important.

People ask me what's the most important function when you're starting an organization or setting up the kind of culture and values that are going to endure. The discipline I believe so strongly in is H.R., and its the last discipline that gets funded.

It's exciting to be able to be part of the block and tackle of building a company from a smaller base.