“I've had a terrific life, from building one company to be the second largest company in the securities industry and merging that into American Express, and becoming president of that company.” PresidentCompanyEconomySecurityBuildingIndustryBecomingTerrificMergingAmerican ExpressBecoming President Author:Sanford I. Weill
“I'm more interested in a feminism that ends discrimination for all people. It's not just about a woman becoming the CEO of a company or something. It's connected to racism and classism and gender issues that go beyond the binary.” PeopleEndsCompanyIssuesFeminismBecomingRacismGenderConnectedDiscriminationCeoBinaryClassismGender Issues Author:Kathleen Hanna
“I was an executive running a pretty substantial group before becoming CEO, and I had no idea what it was like. When something goes wrong, people say, 'It's all your fault.' Your reaction is, 'It's not my fault.' But what do you mean? I was the founder, I hired everybody in the company, I was managing it.” PeopleMeanIdeasRunningCompanyGroupsBecomingFaultsReactionsNo IdeaExecutivesFoundersCeo Author:Ben Horowitz
“Pessimists fear becoming the dupes of Hope. Optimists enjoy Hope's company, and consider being duped no great matter.” MatterHopeFearEnjoyCompanyBecomingOptimismPessimismOptimistPessimistDupes Author:Mason Cooley
“If you're very serious about writing it's helpful to find an agent. It's becoming more and more competitive to have your manuscript even looked at by an editor. Many companies don't accept unsolicited manuscripts anymore, so they'll pay more attention to something that comes in through an agent.” IfsWritingPayAttentionCompanyAcceptingSeriousBecomingAgentsHelpfulEditorsBecoming MoreManuscripts Author:Ann M. Martin