There really should be a standard course that people are required to take if they want to start their own business, things like doing the books, how to treat employees and customers, you know the little things. Actually, I can think of a few CEO's who could benefit from such a course...
s on our environmental footprint, that’s on how we treat our employees. That’s how we treat our shareholders, all the different stakeholders. I do not profess we are or ever will be perfect, but I can tell you we will have a plan to get better in our ...
at Tiger Management, a few years of underperformance; at Drexel Burnham Lambert, an indictment. In Reliance's case, the core group of early employees fled the port of Aden due to unrest and the withdrawal of the British.” (source) - And why mass exodus might be an opportunity for great...
Netflix:“We promise our customers stellar service, our suppliers a valuable partner, our investors the prospects of sustained profitable growth, and our employees the allure of huge impact.” Google: “To organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful.” Tesla:“T...
I remember when Elon Musk took me on a tour of the SpaceX factory many years ago. He talked in detail about manufacturing every part of the rocket, but the thing that sticks in memory was the look of absolute certainty on his face when he talked about sending large rockets to Mars. I...
You:“Yes, and you could knit sweaters for penguins! Did you know there’s actually a charity that does that?” (Assuming, of course, that your friend has some kind of inclination towards penguins. This is a recurring theme at this point, but remember to personalize all of these tips ba...
Elon Musk is suing OpenAI and Sam AltmanGet the popcorn out. Musk, who helped found OpenAI, argues that the company’s leadership has transformed it from a nonprofit that is developing open-source AI for the public good into a for-profit subsidiary of Microsoft. (The Wall Street Journal) ...
Elon Musk told his employees in 2016 that it is never acceptable to discount a brand-new Tesla. He firmly believes the price of his electric cars is fair and discounting the car shows you think it’s worth less than the original price. Musk has confidence in his product and knows what...
I can’t lie: Getting that level of usage detail does appeal to my nerdy side. I can also see myself setting a custom cycle optimized for quiet when we have guests over, then adding another the next time I need to sanitize several dozen empty beer bottles for a future batch of homebre...
Zuckerberg “does not want to have one or two companies completely control all access to AI. One way you can avoid that is by giving away the core IP for free, so no one gains a monopoly.”PATRICK WENDELL, cofounder and VP of engineering, Databricks Some critics fear that an open-sourc...