Archive for septembrie, 2013
Microsoft cumpara divizia de mobile Nokia
marți, septembrie 3rd, 2013Intr-un comunicat sec de acum cateva minute (incredibil cum, pe fondul retragerii lui Ballmer, stirea nu a rasuflat) Microsoft a anuntat ca a achizitionat intr-o tranzactie 100% cash divizia de Devices & Services de la Nokia. Microsoft va plati 7.2 miliarde USD, suma ce include si preluarea tuturor patentelor aferente. Huge.
„You. Will. Not. Fail.”
duminică, septembrie 1st, 2013Whatever investors say, the truth is you win by having a great vision and have the right personal qualities to make it win. Intelligence, drive, curiosity, flexibility, salesmanship, doggedness, all are important qualities. You have to care that people like you, but at the same time, you’ll piss a lot of people off, and that can’t stop you. Most important, you have to be unable to visualize failure. There’s a lot of bullshit floating around these days how failure is good. It’s not good. If you’re the kind of person who people should invest in, failure should not be a possibility. Even if they fire you, you won’t leave. Even if there’s no money, you won’t quit. If you have to go to board meetings alone, so be it. You. Will. Not. Fail.