Fred Wilson Quotes

Look first at management. That's the key to a company.

Most of the time nothing much is required of directors, which is a pity.

I am incredibly proud to return to the Yahoo board.

Clearly, every company needs a leader. That's an important part of being the CEO of the company.

[Describing her role:] It's like running a big corporation and a little country at the same time.

You're kind of taught that the role of a business person is the decision making.

I am deeply honored by the trust the board has placed in me to lead Duke Energy. I have a high degree of confidence in the strength of our company's leadership and dedicated employees.

Quality starts in the boardroom.

Every employee in a company depends on the C.E.O. to make fast, high-quality decisions.

Clearly in my mind, I have two distinct positions - owner and manager. So I am open to reviewing my performance as a manager as any other person in Sun Pharma.

I was always fascinated by the decision-making process and the managerial process and just business in general.

Shareholder meetings are not usually the occasion for utter candor - or for that matter, arch sarcasm - by chief executives.

I'm on the Business Roundtable, the CEOs of the largest 100-odd companies in the country. Most of these people wanted very much to be the CEO of a large public company but realize that it's not exactly what they had anticipated, for lots of reasons. One is competition has gotten a lot worse, and more global.

The reason I've been able to maintain my position of chairman of CBS in addition to all the Viacom stuff is my team.

I used to think my job as a CEO meant managing metrics and meeting goals, but I've realised now that's it's about managing my board and employees.

The general manager is kind of like the step into darkness when you reach the top of the league. As GM, you're responsible for everything, including the maitre d's and the sommeliers - all these people who have their own agendas. But you probably make less than the maitre d' and have a lot more work and a lot more headaches.

Politics exist in the boardroom, as well.

Showing leadership doesn't mean every employee will run the organization; that would lead to chaos. Businesses do need someone to set the vision and then lead the team to it.

Sitting on a corporate board is a hobby for me.

I'm the CEO; I'm the one who should be looking out for risk.

I certainly don't understand Fox's decision-making process.

I would say that I'm blessed with a very, very good executive team that operates, reasonably autonomously, each of the companies.

I do believe that any successful business starts from the top and works its way down.

In large companies, the CEO is very distant from operations.

I will always do what's best for the company.