
[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: The mind behind Tesla, SpaceX, SolarCity ..., http://www.ted.com/talks/elon_musk_the_mind_behind_tesla_spacex_solarcity.html, 19 March 2013]
As quoted in Proceedings of the International Conference on Lasers '87 (1988) edited by F. J. Duarte, p. 1165
Scotland in the World Forum (February 4, 2008)
Comment to reporters during the IBM PC launch (1981), interpreted as a jab at Gary Kildall
1980s
“Gazette described his competitor”
Drinking in America: Our Secret History
“Without competitors there would be no need for strategy,”
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.”
"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.”
Source: The transformation of corporate control, 1993, p. 33