Robert Scoble Quotes

Is there anyone out there who is the next Steve Jobs? I think Jeff Bezos is pretty close. He is very smart. He is extremely creative. He has completely reinvented the way in which commerce is done online.

Amazon thrived because it implemented the online bookstore idea better than any of its early rivals did, not because it was the only company to have the idea or the first company to have the idea. It continues to grow only because it keeps trying to improve on the details of the idea and the way it puts it into practise.

We realized we had high-volume marketplace as a platform. Anyone can come in and buy with a subscription.

Guess what? The world changes. eBay has defined e-commerce.

I don't think anyone is better than Amazon, and all the new generation of enterprise companies are basically copying them.

When we're looking at strategic partners, it may be that they're larger partners or big corporations or start-ups. But, when you look at Gilt and places like Amazon and Starbucks, they're all places where it's a lot of foot traffic or digital traffic.

Well, another market is being created now out of Internet technology.

The Free People brand plans to drive growth on three different fronts: product expansion, geographic expansion and improved marketing.

Zefr has all the ingredients for success - dynamic, inspiring management, the ability to marry technology and content, and a business model that can scale. I'm thrilled to be part of the team.

I want to create something like Sony. Not in terms of manufacturing products but creating something that is innovative, makes money, improves peoples' lives.

There really is no shortcut just because you have a name, or you have some kind of access or some way you can solve all the problems. And I think one of the things I learned with FUBU, you have to understand that there's really only two ways of operating a business: more sales, or lower overhead.

I learned that people don't buy anything from unknown stores.

Google has a great product. They've built a great business.

Focusing on the long term and building a great product that is scalable ultimately leads to a great company.

E-commerce is applicable to Russia, just as it's applicable to any other market.

We want to grow the total amount of online commerce.

Alibaba model is the model that I am supporting in China, in India, and even in Japan.

If you ask me, 'So what is your business model?' Our business model's always about shifting to higher value opportunities.

I think Snapdeal could become the Alibaba of India.

As a company itself, Apple is very easy to understand. They're really not a complex company.

To be on Amazon, we reached so many more people, and people can be aware of our products a lot faster. It is a plus for us, definitely.

The business model is both the starting point and the scorecard for Customer Development progress.

I was ringside for Amazon and Google.

Successful shows will always generate great business deals in the future.

I am honored to join the Under Armour Board, and look forward to seeing how a founder and CEO operates a dynamic and fast-growing company known for innovation and its competitive edge.