“When the trust is high, you get the trust dividend. Investors invest in brands people trust. Consumers buy more from companies they trust, they spend more with companies they trust, they recommend companies they trust, and they give companies they trust the benefit of the doubt when things go wrong.” PeopleGivingCompanyDoubtBenefitsBrandsConsumersInvestorsDividendsWhen Things Go WrongBenefit Of The Doubt Author:Stephen Covey
“I think as a rough estimate, you should aim to give about 10% of the company to the first 10 employees.” ThinkingGivingShouldFirstsCompanyTeamAimEmployeeRough Author:Sam Altman
“We've seen a lot of data at YC now, and the most successful companies and the ones where the investors do the best... end up giving a lot of stock out to employees- year after year after year.” GivingYearsEndsCompanySuccessfulDataEmployeeInvestorsDo The BestSuccessful Company Author:Sam Altman
“You should think about for the next 10 years, you're going to be giving out 3-5% of the company every year.” ThinkingGivingShouldYearsNextCompany Author:Sam Altman
“Barrels are very difficult to find. But when you have them, give them lots of equity. Promote them, take them to dinner every week, because they are virtually irreplaceable because they are also very culturally specific. So a barrel at one company may not be a barrel at another company. One of the ways, the definition of a barrel is, they can take an idea from conception and take it all the way to shipping and bring people with them.” PeopleWayGivingMayIdeasDifficultCompanyWeekDefinitionsDinnerConceptionEquityBarrelsCuzIrreplaceableShipping Author:Keith Rabois
“We've teamed up with some Japanese companies to, basically by 2010, make all our clothing out of recycled and recyclable fibers. And we're going to accept ownership of our products from birth to birth. So if you buy a jacket from us, or a shirt ,or a pair of pants, when you're done with it, you can give it back to us and we'll make more shirts and pants out of it.” IfsGivingDoneBusinessCompanyAcceptingProductsBirthShirtsPairsClothingsPantsOwnershipJacketsFiberRecycled Author:Yvon Chouinard
“Being an entrepreneur means that you are sort of inventing something new. You're giving birth to a company. You're giving birth to a new product, a new service. And that's always exciting.” GivingMeanCompanyProductsBirthExcitingEntrepreneurSomething NewInventingGiving BirthNew ProductsNew You Author:Anousheh Ansari
“Being an entrepreneur is really exciting for me. Whether it's creating something or just building a company and giving others the opportunity to build a career, I think it's exciting to be at the helm of these types of activities.” ThinkingGivingOpportunityCompanyCareersBuildingTypeActivityCreatingExcitingEntrepreneurCreating SomethingHelm Author:Anousheh Ansari
“By saying Make in India, we are not only inviting companies for cost-effective manufacturing, but also giving them an opportunity of a large market for their products.” GivingOpportunityCompanyProductsCostIndiaInnovationManufacturingInvitingMake In India Author:Narendra Modi
“I'm not sure how it is in America, but for what I can say about Germany, most people give their information willingly to anyone who asks for it such as companies like Google. We just don't question it anymore.” PeopleGivingI CanAmericaAsksCompanyInformationNot SureGermanyGoogle Author:Christian Schwochow
“Don't be afraid of imperilling your health by giving a few extra hours to the company that pays your salary!” GivingHoursPayCompanyExtrasSalary Book:Succeeding With What You Have Source: Succeeding With What You Have
“Yeah, one of my approaches with my community, my friends, the companies I represent, has been to take the attitude of what I bring instead of what I can get. What can I give?” GivingHas BeensI CanCommunityAttitudeCompanyApproachMy FriendsYeah Author:Kelly Clark
“Good advertising should give the reader essential facts about the product or company advertised and should do so engagingly without trickery or hogwash.” GivingShouldFactsCompanyProductsReaderEssentialsAdvertisingTrickeryHogwash Author:Leo Burnett
“Caregivers attract caregivers and live in a community of love. They are energized by their caring, fulfilled, and they love life. Caretakers attract caretakers and live in the company of resentful victims who see themselves as misused and are fatigued from constant giving with no return.” GivingCommunityCompanyReturnVictimConstantCaringLove LifeFulfilledResentfulCaregiversMisusedCaretakers Author:Gary Zukav
“Isn't it ironic that pay, perks, and benefits all cost your company at the bottom line, but authentic recognition, especially when it's most unexpected, costs very little and gives the most impressive return on investment.” GivingLittlesLinesPayCompanyReturnCostBenefitsInvestmentBottomRecognitionUnexpectedIronicImpressiveBottom LinePerksReturn On Investment Author:Chip Conley