Elon Musk (1971) South African-born American entrepreneur
[Elon Musk: The mind behind Tesla, SpaceX, SolarCity ..., http://www.ted.com/talks/elon_musk_the_mind_behind_tesla_spacex_solarcity.html, 19 March 2013]
Interview with Robb Report http://robbreport.com/travel/hotels/is-the-traditional-hotel-chain-dead-2779282/
Elon Musk (1971) South African-born American entrepreneur
[Elon Musk: The mind behind Tesla, SpaceX, SolarCity ..., http://www.ted.com/talks/elon_musk_the_mind_behind_tesla_spacex_solarcity.html, 19 March 2013]
Edward Teller (1908–2003) Hungarian-American nuclear physicist
As quoted in Proceedings of the International Conference on Lasers '87 (1988) edited by F. J. Duarte, p. 1165
Alex Salmond (1954) Scottish National Party politician and former First Minister of Scotland
Scotland in the World Forum (February 4, 2008)
Bill Gates (1955) American business magnate and philanthropist
Comment to reporters during the IBM PC launch (1981), interpreted as a jab at Gary Kildall
1980s
“Gazette described his competitor”
Susan Cheever (1943) American writer
Drinking in America: Our Secret History
“Without competitors there would be no need for strategy,”
Kenichi Ohmae (1943) Japanese academic
Source: The Mind Of The Strategist, 1982, p. 36
Context: Without competitors there would be no need for strategy, for the sole purpose of strategic planning is to enable the company to gain, as efficiently as possible, a sustainable edge over its competitors. Corporate strategy, thus, implies an attempt to alter a company's strength relative to that of its competitors in the most efficient way.
“Competitors punch you in the jaw, but investors have you by the balls.”
Paul Graham (1964) English programmer, venture capitalist, and essayist
"How to Fund a Startup" http://www.paulgraham.com/startupfunding.html, November 2005
“their actors choose a course of action depending on what their competitors do.”
Neil Fligstein (1951) American sociologist
Source: The transformation of corporate control, 1993, p. 33