Bill Gates Quotes

Information is power. Particularly when the competition ignores the opportunity to do the same.

The rate of change and innovation occurring across the entire spectrum of society demands that a company like XL utilize the highest level of analytics and information to solve problems for our clients.

Intellectual capital will always trump financial capital.

In general, you don't want competitors to understand your business outside of telling people your revenue and profitability numbers.

The essential element of successful strategy is that it derives its success from the differences between competitors with a consequent difference in their behavior.

Some of my competitors overlook the importance of knowing as much as possible about their opponents, but I think that it is an invaluable asset that I have gained from working.

As a general rule, the most successful man in life is the man who has the best information.

The successful man is the one who finds out what is the matter with his business before his competitors do.

The most interesting information I can have about a competitor is the cost.

Chinese... companies do not have to think about whether they do something to enhance their competitive edge in international markets.

Management innovation is going to be the most enduring source of competitive advantage. There will be lots of rewards for firms in the vanguard.

In a knowledge economy, natural selection favors organizations that can most effectively harness and coordinate collective intellectual energy and creative capacity.

Thanks for the information about what we call business.

If you don't have a competitive advantage, don't compete.

Where is the knowledge we have lost in information?

The values we developed were instrumental in gaining a competitive advantage.

I believe confusion is good. Worldwide market leaders gain when there is confusion in the market.

If you are a small company taking on a big company, you need to have a sense of humor.

No matter what, the entrepreneur must strive to be above average and, at the same time, understand what is driving those averages they are seeking to beat. Take the time to understand and test the metrics you are using, and then you can not only set the average, you can exceed it.

If you put on your business hat, you can't maintain competitiveness by staying at a competitive disadvantage. I mean, you just can't. The odds are just not in your favor.

A monopoly is like running on firm ground. Nothing compels you to move, but if you do, you move forward. The faster you run, the more scenery you see - so you have some incentive to run fast.

If you are in business and you can do something to get ahead of your rival business, you are going to do it.

We are drowning in information.

The core advantage of data is that it tells you something about the world that you didn't know before.

To gain the competitive edge, companies must master the ability to innovate.