“I basically see two reasons for a going public: Glencore gets access to more money. It is a way of funding your business and to finance growth. Plus: You have more liquid shares. It is easier to leave the company and redeem your shares. The 'going public' may also be an exit strategy for the top management.” WayMayTwoReasonGrowthCompanyShareEasierManagementStrategyAccessFinancePlusMore MoneyFundingLiquidExitTop Management Author:Marc Rich
“I think bands will actually make more money without record companies; a much bigger share of the money will go to the bands. You won't have record shops taking 40 percent of the money. You won't have record labels taking 40 percent of the money. So they don't have to sell as many albums as they used to in the past. So it's not necessarily a bad thing if record companies disappear.” IfsThinkingPastUsedCompanyRecordsShareBandPercentBiggerSellsAlbumsDisappearLabelsShopsBad ThingsMore MoneyRecord CompaniesRecord Labels Author:Richard Branson
“Not everyone can be an astronaut and go into space, some people with sufficient resources can purchase and fly sub-orbitally thanks to various companies and for more money (considerably) fly into orbit.” PeopleSpaceCompanyResourcesVariousThanksSufficientMore MoneyAstronautOrbit Author:Buzz Aldrin
“What they don't realize is that I'm not in the business to make clothes. I'm not in the business to make more money for myself, for Christ's sake. This is the reason Patagonia exists - to put into action the recommendations I read about in books to avoid environmental collapse. That's the reason I'm in business - to try to clean up our own act, and try to influence other companies to do the right thing, and try to influence our customers to do the right thing. So we're not going to change.” TryingBookReasonActionChristRealizingBusinessCompanyInfluenceClothesCleanEnvironmentalSakeCustomersRight ThingCollapseMore MoneyRecommendationsPatagonia Author:Yvon Chouinard
“Many people and companies only have one goal: money, money, and more money. Greed is ok when you let others profit from it, but greed for oneself is bad, it makes you ill.” PeopleGoalCompanyGreedIllOneselfProfitMore Money Author:Dalai Lama
“The egotistical ambition to always want to earn more money harms both the company and the individual himself. That is the biggest weakness of many managers - the financial crisis has proven this.” WantIndividualCompanyAmbitionWeaknessCrisisFinancialHarmManagersMore MoneyProvenEgotisticalFinancial Crisis Author:Dalai Lama