Having a butterfly mind makes me a very good lateral thinker and, if you'll forgive what might sound like boasting,
a great ideas person.
Not exact matches
In a recently recovered interview with Steve Jobs, he talks about the disease that grips most
people, which he explains is «thinking that a really
great idea is 90 percent of the work.
The takeaway is simple: The key to success is to start with a
great idea and a solid business plan, hire the right
people to help you and let them do their thing.
And
people who come up with
great ideas get justifiably frustrated when they see lousy
ideas getting just as much attention.
If you're an
ideas person like me, you likely come up with
great ideas for businesses on the fly.
Great ideas can attract
people, but ultimately it's something bigger - ideals - that keeps them together.
You still need
great people,
great creative agencies, and big
ideas.
There's a
great deal to be gleaned from
people who have actually done what you're hoping to do rather than from newbies who are inventing their «careers» as they roll along, hoping at the same time to get their businesses built and scaled before they run out of time, cheap money or good
ideas.
«Do you know that one of the
great problems of our age is that we are governed by
people who care more about feelings than they do about thoughts and
ideas?»
How many really intelligent and accomplished
people do you know who have
great ideas, but hate writing?
You need a
great idea, technical resources, funding, good marketing, the right
people and so on but the biggest factor determining the success of a venture is its
people.
«Some of our policymakers and some
people need to look in the mirror and take some action because
ideas are
great, but without action,
ideas stay
ideas and children die,» Hogg said on CNN Thursday.
In an age of racial tension and discrimination, next generation leaders will embrace diversity; welcome differing opinions,
ideas, and expressions; and create an open environment that promotes mutual understanding, where
people come together for a
greater good.
Be courageous, challenge
people to come up with the next
idea - incremental or
great, it doesn't matter.
Some of the best companies pivot or excel because of
great ideas from their
people; why not allow your team members to make waves in your own company?
The world is full of
people with
great ideas — like Thomas Crapper, the original inventor of the commode.
Great ideas are a dime a dozen, goes the argument; what's scarce is
people who can execute on them.
Brett Berish, President & CEO of Luc Belaire says, «We believe in the power of a
great idea and we're excited to support creative projects and the
people behind them who are determined to make their dreams a reality.
Great people and
ideas unfairly lacked a way to get direct funding, as only a few banks held all the keys.
He's heard things like «really strong leader with
great ideas,» and «I can't believe how much he's changed — he's a new
person!»
Among the things Tesla did to properly organize, besides having a
great idea, Baum says, is to actually produce the cars it promised to buyers, hire
people with a specialty in the automotive industry, build strong supplier relationships, and develop manufacturing specialty and marketing expertise, Baum says.
Give - aways are always a
great idea and fit most business models, as
people love scoring free things.
While Liza's concept was an immediate success with customers, her issue, like most
idea - driven owners, was finding a way to make her
idea commercially viable and sustainable — something that goes beyond
people saying, «That's a
great idea.
«Many
great ideas have been lost because the
people who had them could not stand being laughed at.»
«The U.S. doesn't have a monopoly on good
ideas, and if we close our doors to
great people and
ideas, that capital will go overseas.»
Even if you have all the conviction in the world, there are few things more nerve wracking than trying to convince
people who can help you take your
idea to
great heights that they want to be in business with you.
«The
idea of having too few
great people is the single
greatest risk that we face,» Norgard says.
Or maybe
people who had thought it was a
great idea when you talked to them think it's just that: a
great idea, but not a bankable business.
«
People think a
great collaboration is all about a compelling
idea.
Instead of waiting long periods of time for the next
person to speak up, everyone will be prepared to talk through
ideas and you'll have a much
greater chance of deciding the best course of action that same day.
Great ideas are far more common than you think but the people who can turn the great idea into a company are incredibly
Great ideas are far more common than you think but the
people who can turn the
great idea into a company are incredibly
great idea into a company are incredibly rare.
Free - flowing capital allows small businesses to invest in the machinery, supplies, office space and
people they need to turn a
great idea into a job - creating enterprise.
You know the type: the
person who consistently comes up with
great insights and
ideas and who can cut to the quick far faster than anyone else in the organization.
Some
people spend months, years or even an entire lifetime researching, developing and perfecting one
great idea.
An added bonus: You get to work to work with other reasonably intelligent
people while investors give you lots of money for the next
great idea.
You might have succeeded in turning a
great idea into a business, but if you can't get
people to purchase your product or service, you don't really have anything.
As a crowdfunding expert, many
people call or write to me about
great ideas that are perfect for rewards - based crowdfunding.
EASTWOOD: So anyway, we did that and then I went to Tokyo and where they hadn't been too fond of Americans going there and filming, I sold the governor who was actually the mayor of Tokyo, I sold him on the
idea that this would be a
great thing for the Japanese
people that didn't even know this battle even existed much less how tough it was.
It's hard to come up with new
ideas and just being able to talk to
people here has been a
great help.
A
great idea can be the spark that brings
people together, but mutual trust and respect keep them together.
«Even if you follow these phrases with a
great idea, they suggest that you lack confidence, which makes the
people you're speaking to lose confidence in you.»
Seven years ago the
idea of appealing to
people who were so unable to digest cow's milk that they couldn't eat their Wheaties didn't seem like a
great way to generate buzz or business.
«So many
people are focused on the Internet right now, the reality is that any
great idea you may have, five other
people are going to have, too.»
Andy had a
great idea for helping your
people to end the year on a
great note — and start off 2017 with a bang:
When Flipboard first appeared on the scene, a dedicated news app for tablets seemed like a
great idea, but now many
people find their news in all kinds of ways, rather than a single app.
You've put a lot of thought into it, you've considered all of the angles and you're confident that it's going to be a
great money - maker / efficiency - booster / whatever, but no matter how good the merits of your
idea, the difference between hugely successful
people and everyone else is the amount of prep they do before they pitch any
idea.
The only time companies will ever say «yes» to those
ideas is if they come from
people that have shown their value to the company — «A-level» employees who have
great morale, a fantastic work ethic and have shown that they understand the company and provide
great value.
The perks make
people more inclined to think big - picture, and to speak up when they get a
great idea.
But whatever happened in the boardrooms of Apple, his next piece of advice is a valuable one for any good leader who wants to surround themselves with top talent and retain those skilled workers: «If you want to hire
great people and want them to stay working for you, you have to let them make a lot of decisions and you have to be run by
ideas, and not hierarchy.»
Equity indexed annuities are, for most
people, not a
great idea.