Shira Goodman Quotes

I've tended to work at fast-growing companies that improve the way business gets done.

As we scale, we will be able to drive the business with more efficiency, which will allow us to pass on more benefits to the consumers.

I don't think we'd be the business that we are today if we were spread out in the suburban areas.

If you are under the illusion that you can start a business and run it at your life's schedule, you are mistaken. The business is like a starving puppy - when it needs to eat, then it needs to eat regardless of what you have going on personally.

For businesses to be successful, they need to constantly ask the question: 'How can we provide value to our customers?' At the end of the day, that is what matters.

I think Microsoft will have to change. I think that the business of Microsoft, the company of Microsoft, is going to continue to succeed. But I think the business model of Microsoft is going to have to change.

I turned Compaq from a small company with troubles into a computer powerhouse. We can do the same at Intershop.

The national oil companies still want to acquire some expertise so they will outsource more, but not totally.

I have always noticed that a man who gives the most for the money, gets the most business.

We have a company, Geometric Software, which is into engineering services software. We have a company called Nature's Basket, which is into gourmet retailing. Both are specialized companies.

Business needs to move to adopt much more scalable pull platforms. When we talk about pull platforms, often people focus on one level of pull, which is what we call access. It's simply, if I have a need, I can make a request, get the resource or the information I need when needed.

QuickBooks - the very fact that we could even dream to make something in the business arena, and that it would then succeed - was a total revolution to me.

For us, we are moving a company that has been around for 137 years to the next level so that we can be there for the next 137 years.

From day one our next generation system will run all our exsisting software - so that gives us a head start.

Sometimes it's more difficult to achieve a 10% cost reduction than it is to tell people they have to achieve 50%. Small incremental steps block your view of doing something fundamentally different.

We are now after 7 months operation making money here.

Build a company that changes the way things get done!

While it's trendy to outsource your accounting to a third party, once you hit a certain size, it's dangerous.

InMobi is passionate about pushing the limits of business and mobile technology.

Growth hacking is a mindset, and those who have it will reap incredible gains.

As with any other crucial aspect of a growing business, you need the right technology and tools.

Twilio is a great example of a company executing tremendously well on its vision and delivering a beautiful set of products that solves real problems.

We look for partners who are solving a problem for us. If they've already solved it, we'd much rather try to partner with them than try to rebuild it.

We're a company that's gone through many cycles and evolutions, and every time we have a major success, we double down and use the money from that to fund our initiatives and so forth.

In order to generate extraordinary profits, you must have a focus that is beyond profits. You need to focus on how you serve your clients.