The developing world can just do things that are extensive or horizontal, that basically copy. The developed world needs to do things that are intensive or vertical, where we take our civilization to the next level.

Brilliant thinking is rare, but courage is in even shorter supply than genius.

We might describe our world as having retail sanity, but wholesale madness.

If the slogan for Google is 'Don't be evil', then the slogan for Uber is 'Do a little bit of evil & don't get caught.'

Superior sales and distribution by itself can create a monopoly, even with no product differentiation. The converse is not true. No matter how strong your product-even if it easily fits into already established habits and anybody who tries it likes it immediately-you must still support it with a strong distribution plan.

A company does better the less it pays the CEO.

Today's 'best practices' lead to dead ends; the best paths are new and untried.