“working on something—do you want to see a pitch?” Hornik specialized in Internet companies, so he seemed like an ideal investor to Shader. The interest was mutual. Most people who pitch ideas are first-time entrepreneurs, with no track record of success. In contrast, Shader was a blue-chip entrepreneur who had hit the jackpot not once, but twice. In 1999, his first start-up, Accept.com, was acquired by Amazon for $175”
― Give and Take: Why Helping Others Drives Our Success
― Give and Take: Why Helping Others Drives Our Success
“all started at the Temple of Apollo In Delphi. One of his friends approached the oracle with the question: “Is anyone wiser than Socrates?” the answer was “No.” Socrates was profoundly puzzled by this episode. He claimed to know”
― The Socratic Dialogues
― The Socratic Dialogues
“A pile of timber, remains of either a house or a ship, huddled like a frightened child, cradling a glint of metal in”
― Sea Change
― Sea Change
“His best-selling book, The Goal, has sold over 6 million copies and has been translated into 35 languages. It continues to be required reading in major business schools.”
― The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement
― The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement
“contending clients in a suit, he for the proprietaries and I for the Assembly. He would, therefore, sometimes call in a friendly way to advise with me on difficult points, and sometimes, tho' not often, take”
― The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
― The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
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