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“Exponential Organizations are founded by innovative owners who value speed and early adoption of innovation. Think Tesla/SpaceX and Elon Musk, Amazon and Jeff Bezos, Apple and Steve Jobs. In these companies, the visionary tech founder has the ability to dictate speed and direction. From inception, these company cultures are oriented toward rapid Experimentation and data-driven decision-making rather than the comfort of humans living in the status quo.”
― Salim Ismail, Exponential Organizations 2.0: The New Playbook for 10x Growth and Impact

“Waze’s triumph and Navteq’s decline should be the model for every budding ExO. Ask yourself, “Which of my products or services can I digitize and dematerialize?” and “How can I use the Six Ds to leapfrog my biggest linear competitors? How can I use them to demonetize and democratize my products and/or services?”
― Salim Ismail, Exponential Organizations 2.0: The New Playbook for 10x Growth and Impact

“Riaz Shah, the Global Head of Learning at Ernst and Young, trains 100,000 new hires annually. The following image from Riaz is his take on the immune system: Too many people who have worked for a business—especially a large enterprise—are familiar with corporate immune systems.”
― Salim Ismail, Exponential Organizations 2.0: The New Playbook for 10x Growth and Impact

“The first stands alone: Massive Transformative Purpose (MTP). As the name suggests, MTP is the ExO’s core reason for existing. MTP is the foundation upon which all company actions take place. It establishes a long-term goal for the company so sweeping and profound that it is always within reach yet always unreachable. It sets a moral foundation for all company interactions between all stakeholders. It keeps the company disciplined and on target. It inspires employees and customers. And it galvanizes employee morale and retention.”
― Salim Ismail, Exponential Organizations 2.0: The New Playbook for 10x Growth and Impact