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One And Only 22 Selected Quotes From Adam Lashinsky

One And Only 22 Selected Quotes From Adam Lashinsky
One And Only 22 Selected Quotes From Adam Lashinskye

If one's man's trash is another man's treasure, then one industry's potential failure is another's opportunity.

— Adam Lashinsky

The rap against Tesla has always been of the 'yes, but' variety. Yes, it's a fine artisanal designer and manufacturer of electric cars, and its CEO is one of the few business leaders alive for whom the label 'visionary' isn't hyperbolic.

— Adam Lashinsky

For years now, we've been hearing about how China is the great copycat nation, the manufacturer of designs drawn up in other countries, and then an imitator for its own products. That's been true, as the developing country followed a path that Japan and then Korea plowed before it.

For years now, we've been hearing about how China is the great copycat nation, the manufacturer of designs drawn up in other countries, and then an imitator for its own products. That's been true, as the developing country followed a path that Japan and then Korea plowed before it.

— Adam Lashinsky

When I was a senior in college, I attended an inspiring conference at West Point called the Student Conference on U.S. Affairs, which paired political science majors with cadets in the hopes of building future civilian-military relationships.

When I was a senior in college, I attended an inspiring conference at West Point called the Student Conference on U.S. Affairs, which paired political science majors with cadets in the hopes of building future civilian-military relationships.

— Adam Lashinsky

Dynamic pricing - charging more when goods and services are in high demand and short supply and less when the opposite is true - isn't new. Gasoline retailers, hoteliers, and airlines have been deploying the technique for years.

Dynamic pricing - charging more when goods and services are in high demand and short supply and less when the opposite is true - isn't new. Gasoline retailers, hoteliers, and airlines have been deploying the technique for years.

— Adam Lashinsky

Americans fear losing control if they're forced to ride in autonomous vehicles. These same Americans fly in airplanes every day that largely are flown by computers, and impressively efficient ones at that.

Americans fear losing control if they're forced to ride in autonomous vehicles. These same Americans fly in airplanes every day that largely are flown by computers, and impressively efficient ones at that.

— Adam Lashinsky

Neither a success nor by any means a failure, Roku will nevertheless ask public investors for money because they, too, have a right to dream that magic will become reality one day.

Neither a success nor by any means a failure, Roku will nevertheless ask public investors for money because they, too, have a right to dream that magic will become reality one day.

— Adam Lashinsky

Bernard Tyson, CEO of Kaiser Permanente, sees technology as an augmentation to current healing tools - but not a replacement for human kindness, an integral part of healthcare.

Bernard Tyson, CEO of Kaiser Permanente, sees technology as an augmentation to current healing tools - but not a replacement for human kindness, an integral part of healthcare.

— Adam Lashinsky

As a new Googler, Porat spent some time learning the words that describe the Googley people who work in those buildings.

As a new Googler, Porat spent some time learning the words that describe the Googley people who work in those buildings.

— Adam Lashinsky

Alphabet would be a holding company to house its wackier or noncore efforts - like its Verily life sciences, Waymo self-driving cars, and Loon Internet balloon projects - while Google's advertising-oriented business would stand apart and continue to drive the company's finances.

Alphabet would be a holding company to house its wackier or noncore efforts - like its Verily life sciences, Waymo self-driving cars, and Loon Internet balloon projects - while Google's advertising-oriented business would stand apart and continue to drive the company's finances.

— Adam Lashinsky

Porat is among a handful of top people who work for both Alphabet and Google. As such, there's a regular cadence to her week.

Porat is among a handful of top people who work for both Alphabet and Google. As such, there's a regular cadence to her week.

— Adam Lashinsky

Sony's Walkman far predated the iPod. Nokia ruled smartphones before Apple.

Sony's Walkman far predated the iPod. Nokia ruled smartphones before Apple.

— Adam Lashinsky

No matter your interpretation of Apple's success with its Watch, it has become a leader - and it wasn't first to market.

No matter your interpretation of Apple's success with its Watch, it has become a leader - and it wasn't first to market.

— Adam Lashinsky

Silicon Valley tends to fall in love with the new new thing.

Silicon Valley tends to fall in love with the new new thing.

— Adam Lashinsky

Chip maker Nvidia is the new old thing, an overnight success story years in the making that is having its moment and then some.

Chip maker Nvidia is the new old thing, an overnight success story years in the making that is having its moment and then some.

— Adam Lashinsky

When I published a book earlier this year about Uber, the most common question I got about it was how many of the tumultuous events of 2017 I was able to include. My gag-line response: I managed to cover the first 17 scandals of the year, but not Nos. 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, and so on.

When I published a book earlier this year about Uber, the most common question I got about it was how many of the tumultuous events of 2017 I was able to include. My gag-line response: I managed to cover the first 17 scandals of the year, but not Nos. 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, and so on.

— Adam Lashinsky

As the finish line for 2017 begins to come into focus, I'm beginning to wonder what an Uber turnaround would look like.

As the finish line for 2017 begins to come into focus, I'm beginning to wonder what an Uber turnaround would look like.

— Adam Lashinsky

Before its immature ways caught up with it, Uber got bigger and went further than Webvan ever did. But it bleeds money, courts controversy, and makes enemies like no company Ive ever seen.

Before its immature ways caught up with it, Uber got bigger and went further than Webvan ever did. But it bleeds money, courts controversy, and makes enemies like no company Ive ever seen.

— Adam Lashinsky

If SoftBank can complete the tender offer it contemplates to buy a large stake in Uber, the company's bizarre governance war will be over for the time being, putting Uber back on par with other normal companies whose boards of directors dont fight publicly with each other.

If SoftBank can complete the tender offer it contemplates to buy a large stake in Uber, the company's bizarre governance war will be over for the time being, putting Uber back on par with other normal companies whose boards of directors dont fight publicly with each other.

— Adam Lashinsky

People tend to wonder when Alibaba will enter the U.S. market. But those people are asking the wrong question. Alibaba reckons that, in 2010, China and the U.S. had an equal number of online shoppers, about 140 million.

People tend to wonder when Alibaba will enter the U.S. market. But those people are asking the wrong question. Alibaba reckons that, in 2010, China and the U.S. had an equal number of online shoppers, about 140 million.

— Adam Lashinsky

Amazon does online application hosting. So does Alibaba.

Amazon does online application hosting. So does Alibaba.

— Adam Lashinsky

As China's retailing champion, Alibaba makes Amazon look like a company that carefully picks its spots. Sure, Amazon does e-tailing. So does Alibaba.

As China's retailing champion, Alibaba makes Amazon look like a company that carefully picks its spots. Sure, Amazon does e-tailing. So does Alibaba.

— Adam Lashinsky

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