Michael Dell Quotes About Business
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There are a lot of things that go into creating success. I don't like to do just the things I like to do. I like to do things that cause the company to succeed. I don't spend a lot of time doing my favorite activities.
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Our business is about technology, yes. But it's also about operations and customer relationships.
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If you want to sustain excellence over a long time, you'd better come up with a system that works well. Anyone can sprint for a little while, but you can't sprint for forty years.
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Don't spend so much time trying to choose the perfect opportunity, that you miss the right opportunity.
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It's through curiosity and looking at opportunities in new ways that we've always mapped our path at Dell. There's always an opportunity to make a difference.
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Ideas are commodity. Execution of them is not.
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It had always made sense to me to build a business based on what people really wanted, rather than guess what we thought they might want.
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The interesting thing is when we design and architect a server, we don't design it for Windows or Linux, we design it for both. We don't really care, as long as we're selling the one the customer wants.
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One of the things I benefited from when I started this business was that I didn't know anything. I was just instinct with no preconceived notions. This enabled me to learn and change quickly without having to worry about maintaining any kind of status quo, like some of my bigger competitors.
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You don't have to be a genius or a visionary or even a college graduate to be successful. You just need a framework and a dream.
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The key is to listen to your heart and let it carry you in the direction of your dreams. I've learned that it's possible to set your sights high and achieve your dreams and do it with integrity, character, and love. And each day that you're moving toward your dreams without compromising who you are, you're winning.
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Twenty years and $40 billion. They seem like good round numbers.
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