“My passion has been to build an enduring company where people were motivated to make great products. Everything else was secondary. Sure, it was great to make a profit, because that was what allowed you to make great products. But the products, not the profits, were the motivation.” Steve Jobs in his biography Steve Jobs by Walter [Continue Reading]
A Secret Business Lesson From Ebenezer Scrooge
In the spirit of the Christmas season I want to share a little known business lesson from Ebenezer Scrooge, the famous character from Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. Scrooge is, as Dickens describes him, “… a squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching, covetous old sinner!” In short he’s become our epitome of cold, selfish, and greedy. [Continue Reading]
What’s the Purpose of Your Business?
I am an unabashed capitalist. Over the last 200+ years a worldwide movement towards capitalism has decreased poverty, increased economic and political freedoms for billions of individuals, and brought many amazing societal advances like flight, automobiles, electricity, light bulbs, antibiotics, personal computers, iPhones, and the internet. And most relevant to you and me as small [Continue Reading]