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With our technology, with objects, literally three people in a garage can blow
away what 200 people at Microsoft can do. Literally can blow it away.
Corporate America has a need that is so huge and can save them so much
money, or make them so much money, or cost them so much money if they miss
it, that they are going to fuel the object revolution.

—Steve Jobs, cofounder of Apple and Pixar Animation

I am especially thankful that I learned early to take an interest in other fields
than business, so when I was able to shift more and more active business cares
from my shoulders to those of other men I could do so without regret for I had
other fields of activity awaiting my attention which have proved of absorbing
interest.

—John D. Rockefeller, industrialist, cofounder of Standard Oil Co., and philanthropist

I asked the CEO of Time Warner, “What is the skill that is most valuable in
business that doesn’t get taught in the classroom?” He said teamwork. Making
people want to work with you. That explains why some people get promotions,
or funding, etc. And other people don’t.

—Fareed Zakaria, CNN host and New York Times bestselling author

My quest to find, and be surrounded by, smart people is what brought me to
Google.

—Marissa Mayer, CEO of Yahoo!

In business for yourself, not by yourself.