Ivan Glasenberg Quotes

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

I don't keep up on a lot of the business trends.

We are going to continue to run a business, and we are going to continue to meet the supply and demand that's out there.

The outsourcing gurus have been driving the theory, and they are saying everybody ought always to do this. But it is really contingent on where you are on the spectrum from "not good enough" to "more than good enough," relative to each tier of the market.

The life of a business is not like a football team! We are not taking part in an Italy-France game or against Germany.

Growth without diversification, technological improvement, and increased productivity is easily reversed: all it takes is a dip in commodity prices.

Just being able to trade financial commodities is a serious limitation because financial commodities represent only a tiny fraction of the reality of the real commodity exposure picture. We need to be active in the underlying physical commodity markets in order to understand and make prices.

Business comes and goes and we make a strategic decision that could lead you to whole new place.

Skunk works differed from advanced research groups in that they were more than just product development groups. They had direct interaction with customers and controlled a sales channel which allowed them to negotiate their own deals with customers.

In the future, there are going to be various components of doing business that have to be looked at.

In pharma, we continuously look for acquisitions... if it makes strategic sense and if there is any value.

When companies are successful or not successful, they almost immediately jump to the wrong conclusions about how they got there or why they got there.

By using big data, it will also be possible to predict adverse weather conditions, rerouting ships to avoid delays, and monitor fuel data, thereby allowing companies to optimize their supply chains and the way they drive their business.

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.

One of the biggest mistakes that founders can make is doing something that maybe seems like a great idea, and seems like a good use of time, but actually isn't measurable, significant, incremental growth.

One of the strengths of the U.S. economy is its ability to most efficiently employ resources both domestically and from around the world and outsourcing is one such example of this.

You can't be successful in business without taking risks. It's really that simple.

I believe in this industry as a business, and I want to continue to grow my own business.

Rethinking product supply chains offers another opportunity for traditional enterprises to introduce a host of positive outcomes.

I've learned a lot about business from snowboarding: how companies run, how the game works.

I was thinking what happens if I break my leg today? What can I do to prevent me going back to the place of being poor? It led me to the world of venture capitalism. How are they making money? I decided I'm going to learn as much as I can.

You change your business plan to anticipate and adapt to changes in the marketplace.

If we don't take an approach that looks holistically at the form a video-game platform should take in the future, then we're not able to sustain Nintendo 10 years down the road.

I don't know how this industry works. There is no formula.

You have to have a unique product that Amazon just can't source. It's all about the product. Why is it important? Why is it different? Amazon are not merchants. They are technology platform guys.