It is not enough to have a good product. The most important thing is to understand the direction of the industry. When you hear two things “I have always done it this way” or “ everybody does it this way”, you know there’s an opportunity to do something different and add value.

    光有好的产品是不够的，最重要的是理解行业的方向。如果你听到别人说这么两句话—“我总是这么做”或是“大家都这么做”你就知道能做些与众不同的事能增加价值了。

    ——美国人阿德尔森是澳门新赌场的投资者。他改变了以往草率的投资风格，开始有了自己的投资原则。

    The things that make a good leader are being open-minded, having a willingness to really ask for and accept advice, showing a sense of humility and putting the right people in the right seats.

    成为一名领导人需要的素质包括：思想开明、真心诚意寻求并听取意见、为人谦虚，并且知人善任。

    ——高盛公司CEO 汉克•鲍尔森谈领导人的素质。

    The bible shows how to deal with all sort of people, from oligarchs to dissidents, angry people.

    《圣经》告诉人们如何与形形色色的人打交道，不论是寡头政治的执政者，还是持不同政见的、愤怒的人。

    ——百思买公司CEO称《圣经》是有关领导力方面最好的书。

    There are always 100 different reasons not to do a deal. Most acquisition fail. Big acquisitions, in particular, usually don’t work out. But acting in the fact of skepticism is part of eBay’s DNA.

    不做一件事，总有100个理由。大多数收购都是失败的，特别是大型收购。但在别人都怀疑的情况下行动，是eBay基因的一部分。

    ——eBay首席执行官梅格•惠特曼谈公司斥资26亿美元收购Skype。

    I have to make sure that we got rid of the saboteurs, built a strong cadre of disciples, and moved all the fence sitters to the positive side.

    我必须确保铲除蓄意破坏者，建立强大的追随队伍，并且争取所有的骑墙派。

    ——宝洁公司CEO雷富礼谈如何面对内部的批评，他把公司员工分为三派。