“Listening to other companies' customers is the best way to gain market share, while listening to the visionaries is the best way to create new markets.” WayCompanyShareListeningGainsCustomersBest WayVisionariesListening To Others Author:Esther Dyson
“I think we really made a mistake in separating the Internet from capitalism in a certain way that is bad for our country.” ThinkingWayMadeCountryCertainMistakeInternetCapitalismOur CountryMade A MistakeSeparating Author:Esther Dyson
“The Internet is an incredible business tool. First of all, the Internet/the cell phone - the cell phone is just another way to get at it - I think is having a huge impact in Africa most particularly, where it enables people - suddenly, they know crop prices. They can communicate. It makes their lives more efficient.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWayFirstsHugeInternetToolsImpactIncrediblesPhonesCommunicateCellsEfficientAnother WayCropsCell Phone Author:Esther Dyson
“I am not in favor of immortality. I believe death for humans is the way of getting rid of accumulated errors - as in trial and error. Without death, the old folks would start to gang up on the babies (the new trials). Immortality --> immortal mistakes.” WayBelieveHumansI BelieveMistakeStruggleBabyErrorsFolksFavorsTrialsImmortalityImmortalGangLife StruggleTrial And Error Author:Esther Dyson
“There's almost no way of doing importing honestly, because if you do you're at such a disadvantage competitively. So people spend huge amounts of effort getting around stupid laws and not paying taxes.” PeopleIfsWayLawEffortStupidHugeAmountTaxesHonestlyDisadvantagesPaying Taxes Author:Esther Dyson
“Part of the problem is when we bring in a new technology we expect it to be perfect in a way that we don't expect the world that we're familiar with to be perfect.” WorldWayProblemPerfectTechnologyFamiliarNew Technology Author:Esther Dyson
