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Probably the strongest character trait of Steve Jobs is his absolute lack of fear. While every other CEO in America, it seems, shakes in his boots at the very thought of not having a good next quarter, my experience in knowing Steve Jobs is that, frankly, he could care less about the next quarter. He’s much more focused on the next five years, rather than the next 90 days. But even more than that, it is his quest to change the world, and he’s willing to do whatever it takes to accomplish that end even if he risks failure in the process.
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Mac and the iPad, History Repeats Itself The pressure to fit business into quarters is a disease in my opinion. It does nothing to build a strong company in the long run and in my opinion has trained aggressive buyers like myself to always wait for someone’s quarter end and then just kill them on price. The amazing thing is that the long term winners in the market never give a shit about quarters which is why it is surprising that more public CEO’s don’t move to a more Jobs/Bezos approach. Business should not be a continuous 3 month battle… (via millpondpro) (via mikehudack)
