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The only way to understand these factories is to know that the peasants who turned into farmers who turned into factory owners, all in the same generation, had built these factories in the only place where they could afford to do so, on
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“the single most powerful pattern I have noticed is that successful people find value in unexpected places, and they do this by thinking about business from first principles instead of formulas.”
― Zero to One: Notes on Start Ups, or How to Build the Future
― Zero to One: Notes on Start Ups, or How to Build the Future
“Monopoly is the condition of every successful business.”
― Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future
― Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future
“What important truth do very few people agree with you on?”
― Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future
― Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future
“Software projects can be thought of as having two distinct stages: figuring out what to build (build the right product), and building it (building the product right). The first stage is dominated by product discovery, and the second stage is all about execution.”
― Inspired: How To Create Products Customers Love
― Inspired: How To Create Products Customers Love
“Here lies the difference between luxury and premium. People buying premium or even super-premium cars like to justify every dollar by a return on investment. Premium means pay more, get more in functional benefits. Luxury is elsewhere: it signals the capacity of the buyer to transcend needs, functions, or objective benefits. This is how luxury brands are different from premium or super-premium brands: beyond the experience they bring creative power, heritage and social distinction.”
― The Luxury Strategy: Break the Rules of Marketing to Build Luxury Brands
― The Luxury Strategy: Break the Rules of Marketing to Build Luxury Brands
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