Cher Wang Quotes

Salads was a big indicator of that - there was a huge market out there for it. And why not tap it? Some of the things we are doing now around the globe are responding to customers. It's not because some guy sued you.

All the action, in semiconductors at the present time is in the new consumer applications, and that's where we have focused our activities since we started doing our own products in the late '90s.

Google worries - and rightly so - about how hard it is for a big company to come up with the next hot thing.

If we're building high quality companies, if the customers like the products, if the technology innovation is real, then the substance is going to win out in the end.

The emphasis on innovation and technology in our companies has resulted in a few of them establishing global benchmarks in product design and development, manufacturing practices and human resource capabilities. However, there is no room for complacency.

Every time we bring someone in we ensure that they are a strategic thinker, but even more important that they understand that if the products aren't successful and the products don't sell that there won't be anything to strategize about.

Once you understand business models you can then start prototyping business models just like you prototype products.

We need to be in front of consumer trends and translate those trends into insights and foresights.

You need to run the company on an even keel, and you need to be thinking about the company long-term and how to drive your next innovation.

I think it's about being really smart about hitting the right consumer product spaces at the right time.

Bell Labs was a fantastic research organization but having them create and market new products for the world was terrible. They were not good marketers and yet it was AT&T engineers who were deciding what the products of the future were.

Relentless improvement of the product and upgrading of consumer tastes are the heart of mass merchandising.

I get an incredible thrill and satisfaction from seeing somebody with Apple's tell-tale white earbuds. But I'm constantly haunted by thoughts of, is it good enough? Is there any way we could have made it better?

First of all, at any company, the investment in research and development in the products is the lifeblood, so that is a critical element of anyone's future going forward.

There are two ways to extend a business. Take inventory of what you're good at and extend out from your skills. Or determine what your customers need and work backward, even if it requires learning new skills. Kindle is an example of working backward.

No CEO ever says, 'Damnit, we need to increase research!' I want to encourage them to do that.

Business has only two functions - marketing and innovation.

Customers don't know what they want. There's plenty of good psychology research that shows that people are not able to accurately predict how they would behave in the future. So asking them, 'Would you buy my product if it had these three features?' or 'How would you react if we changed our product this way?' is a waste of time. They don't know.

I definitely think what drives technology companies is the people; because in a technology company it's always about what are you going to do next.

To ensure we are meeting the demands of existing customers while also attracting new users, we remain focused on building cutting-edge technology and introducing new and innovative product offerings.

If you're not a risk taker, you should get the hell out of business.

You need to make certain decisions to expand your market.

Television networks are a lot like automobile manufacturers or anyone else who's in commerce. If something out there catches on with the public... I guess you can call it 'market research.'

I think it's doing very well. I'm pleased to see the concentration on semiconductors. I think this will help.

We recognised from the start that we couldn't just stay in the U.K. and Ireland markets. We have always looked to the products of the future. I've always said, 'If you don't innovate, you'll evaporate.'