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Risk-Takers who can Persist " The biggest risk is not taking any risk... In a world that's changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks ." Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook founder / CEO Entrepreneurship without risk-taking is like Investing without money. An entrepreneur must have a fearless, never-say-die attitude in the face of all adversities. If you don't have the balls to take everything that is thrown at you and persist, you can't be an entrepreneur. Entrepreneurs don't take blind risks though; they're calculative, and stack up the odds in their favor. Visionaries who can Sell " Entrepreneurs are like visionaries. One of the ways they run forward is by viewing the thing they're doing as something that's going to be the whole world ." Reid Hoffman, LinkedIn founder Entrepreneurship begins with a vision to change the status quo, change what's not working, even change the world.  " If you...

Apple under Tim Cook's leadership has done good since he was nominated the CEO of Apple on August 24, 2011 (when Steve Jobs resigned). Apple hasn't floundered; Apple hasn't stopped growing; Apple hasn't stumbled; Apple hasn't given up its crown as the world's most valuable company. Apple still generates a lot of cash every quarter. Apple is sitting with over $158 billion in cash . Apple would be the envy of any business in the world. Apple stock has done quite well since closing at $361.57 on August 24, 2011. Apple stock now sits at $536.86, or a gain of 48%. This should be pretty impressive for any company, and even more so for a large cap company. In the two and a half years since Tim Cook took over as Apple's CEO, the company's annual revenue has grown by about 58% , and its profits by about 40%. That compares favorably with many of its rivals, including Google, whose profits increased by about 25% in the same period. Why then Apple and Tim Cook are b...

Steve Jobs said this at the Apple Worldwide Developers' Conference in 1997:  " People think focus means saying yes to the thing you've got to focus on. But that's not what it means at all. It means saying no to the hundred other good ideas that there are. You have to pick carefully. I'm actually as proud of the things we haven't done as the things I have done. Innovation is saying no to 1,000 things. "  In today's ultra-competitive world of consumer electronics and design, we hear of new business innovations frequently. Take a look at this year's CES honorees .  None of these innovations are produced by chance. The product managers, entrepreneurs and engineers creating these amazing products follow a set process to make them happen.  Or do they? Is Innovation Result of Focused Effort? Is Innovation Result of Saying No to 1,000 things? Is Innovation Planned or Accidental ?

My Best Wishes to all Entrepreneurs, Dreamers and Change Makers for a Happy, Healthy and Helluva New Year. Let's Rock the Boat and Make our Dreams Come Alive in 2014. Rock On 2014...  Don't Stop Dreaming, Don't Stop Working, Don't Stop Making, Don't Stop Believing, Don't Stop Now!! Happy New Year! Get Inspired by these Quotes from Innovators & Change Makers “ Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of other's opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary. ” ― Steve Jobs " The biggest risk is not taking any risk... In a world that's changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks ." ― Mark Zucke...

Apple's Innovation Strategy - Learn How Apple Innovates Business Innovation eBook and Report Deployed by 1,000+ innovators worldwide! How did Apple, the #1 innovative company in the world, innovate and create game-changing innovations such as the iPod, iTunes, iPhone, iPad and more? What is Apple's secret recipe for innovation success? What is Apple's Innovation Strategy and Innovation Process? Download these Apple Innovation insights, case study and report, and innovate like Apple... and think like Steve Jobs, the top innovator and CEO of Apple (until 2011). "There's an old Wayne Gretzky quote that I love. 'I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been.' And we've always tried to do that at Apple. Since the very very beginning. And we always will." — Steve Jobs, Apple CEO, Co-Founder and Chairman (1955-2011) Apple innovates through: •  Creativity and Innovation •  Innovation Process •  Innovation in Products •  Innovation i...