“I don't think there is room for 'artistic temperament.' Professional artists understand art is a business. If businesses ran their companies like many artists do their careers, they would not stay open a year.” IfsThinkingYearsArtArtistRoomsBusinessCompanyCareersArt IsArtisticRanTemperamentArtistic Temperament Author:Jack White
“Art and business may be strange bedfellows, but an artist must make room in her bed for both.” MayArtArtistRoomsBusinessStrangeBedBedfellowsStrange Bedfellows Book:Affirmations for Artists Source: Affirmations for Artists
“What a denial of our humanity that at the centers of power, where decisions are made, there is no room for nurturing, for love, and children. There is more to life than the 'inhuman' work place. It is terrible that many men do not know that: it is a tragedy if women follow them.” IfsKnowsMenChildrenMadeHumanityWorkDecisionRoomsBusinessTerribleOfficeTragedyDenialNurturingInhumanMore To LifeWork Place Author:Dora Russell
“The fact that used cars is our largest category is a good example. We would not have sat in a conference room and said, "Hey, how about used cars?" So what can be learned that is extensible to other companies is to ask what are your customers doing with your products that maybe you didn't anticipate that they would do? How do you think of your customers as your research and development lab, as opposed to having an R&D lab at headquarters?” ThinkingSaidFactsUsedAsksRoomsBusinessCompanyCarExampleProductsDevelopmentResearchCustomersHeySatCategoriesConferencesAnticipateThink Of YouLabsGood ExamplesResearch And DevelopmentHeadquartersUsed Car Author:Meg Whitman
“Get five or six of your smartest friends in a room and ask them to rate your idea.” IdeasAsksRoomsBusinessFiveSixEntrepreneurRateEntrepreneurship Author:Mark Pincus