Ingvar Kamprad
Ingvar Kamprad
Ingvar Feodor Kamprad; born 30 March 1926) is a Swedish business magnate. He is the founder of IKEA, a Swedish retail company specialising in furniture...
NationalitySwedish
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth30 March 1926
CityAlmhult, Sweden
CountrySweden
luxury people example
How can I ask people who work for me to travel cheaply if I am traveling in luxury?
cheap follow mind people proud rules
People say I am cheap and I don't mind if they do. But I am very proud to follow the rules of our company.
bought buy garden great houses seeds success year
I bought seeds for the garden and had great success with it, going around to all the houses in my village. After that year I could buy myself my first bicycle.
follow
I am very proud to follow the rules of our company.
people
Our idea is to serve everybody, including people with little money.
russia ikea groups
We have to still develop the IKEA group. We need many billions of Swiss francs to take on China or Russia.
mistake making-mistakes privilege
Making mistakes is the privilege of the active - of those who can correct their mistakes and put them right.
needs reserves
Everything we earn we need as a reserve.
running ikea long
What is good for our customers is also in the long run good for us.
people mind ifs
People say I am cheap, and I don't mind if they do.
cutting simple impact
Simple routine have a greater impact. It is not just to cut costs that we avoid luxury hotels. We do not need fancy cars, posh titles, tailor made uniforms or other status symbols.
office rooms desks
I could have an office all to myself but since my collaborators don’t have one, then I too am contented to have a desk in a shared room.
positive-thinking dying not-afraid
I'm not afraid of turning 80 and I have lots of things to do. I don't have time for dying.
sacrifice done pieces
Ten minutes are not just one-sixth of your hourly pay; ten minutes is a piece of yourself. Divide yourself into ten units and sacrifice as few of them as possible in meaningless activities. Most things still remain to be done.