Well, Company of Wolves was about that literally, about fairy tales.
I reckon I closed down at least two films companies, one of which was in Ealing in the mid 1950s.
Many entrepreneurs that made their fortunes by founding successful technology companies want to give back and solve the world's biggest problems on a grand scale. There is tremendous opportunity in this approach.
People are stunned to hear that one company has data files on 185 million Americans.
I brought one big question with me to Harvard. Why do smart companies fail?
Some companies out there quote a start of production that is substantially in advance of when customers get their cars.
Our primary goal in the consumer health service companies I back is helping them create an uncompromisingly great consumer experience.
My company is known for being funny as well as moving. You get a bit of everything in these shows. I think people know they're going to have a surprising experience.
When a company owns one precise thought in the consumer's mind, it sets the context for everything and there should be no distinction between brand, product, service and experience.
Sick people, particularly those with serious conditions, greatly prefer the company of their friends and family to residence in a hospital or nursing home.
We all learn submission because we all have 'bosses', whether we're presidents of companies or not. The easiest place to learn it is in family.
You can't run a company simply by the numbers. So if you're going to bet on someone, you bet on someone you want to be in business with for a long time.
I believe Business Objects is on the cusp of becoming a multi-billion-dollar sales company. There is tremendous growth potential for business intelligence.
The labels are in a jam. For a company to do well in music now, it's got to be in all aspects of the business. And Live Nation is the risk-taker. It's leading the charge.
All foreign companies registered in China are Chinese enterprises. Their innovation, production and business operations in China enjoy the same treatment as Chinese enterprises.
The magazine was being started by a company that had no experience in business magazine publishing. It was a little difficult to get people to sort of buy into it and to join the staff, but we did.
What any manager will try to bring to a company first and foremost is an energy and commitment to the business. To try and really roll your sleeves up.
I think with every successful consumer Internet business, there will be lawyers that are interested in going after your company, especially when they think that there's a financial incentive.
Willingness to change is a strength, even if it means plunging part of the company into total confusion for a while.
We're probably doing better business than we thought we would do especially considering the disappointing way the record company has handled the album.
Spend a lot of time talking to customers face to face. You'd be amazed how many companies don't listen to their customers.
