Michael Dell
Michael Dell
Michael Saul Dellis an American business magnate, investor, philanthropist, and author. He is the founder and CEO of Dell Inc., one of the world’s leading sellers of personal computers. He was ranked the 41st richest person in the world on 2012 Forbes list of billionaires, with a net worth of US$22.4 billion as of December 2014...
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth23 February 1965
CityHouston, TX
business creating succeed
There are a lot of things that go into creating success. I don't like to do just the things I like to do. I like to do things that cause the company to succeed. I don't spend a lot of time doing my favorite activities.
giving happened
I had to give it a full go and see what happened.
business people want
It had always made sense to me to build a business based on what people really wanted, rather than guess what we thought they might want.
business worry maintaining
One of the things I benefited from when I started this business was that I didn't know anything. I was just instinct with no preconceived notions. This enabled me to learn and change quickly without having to worry about maintaining any kind of status quo, like some of my bigger competitors.
technology operations customer-relationship
Our business is about technology, yes. But it's also about operations and customer relationships.
innovation collaboration
Collaboration equals innovation.
believe order failing
I believe that you have to understand the economics of a business before you have a strategy, and you have to understand your strategy before you have a structure. If you get these in the wrong order, you will probably fail.
blessed adventure skills
With the understanding that you will face tough times and amazing experiences, you must also commit to the adventure. Just have faith in the skills and the knowledge you've been blessed with and go.
people trying rooms
Try never to be the smartest person in the room. And if you are, I suggest you invite smarter people … or find a different room.
inspiration passion fire
Whether you've found your calling, or if you're still searching, passion should be the fire that drives your life's work.
easy hard hard-things
It's easy to decide what you're going to do. The hard thing is deciding what you're not going to do.
regret taken path
Regrets are born of paths never taken.
opportunity failing rate
Don’t be afraid to fail. Get out there and experiment and learn and fail and get a rate based on the experiences you have. Go for it and when you go for it you’ll learn what you’re capable of, what the potential is, where the opportunities are, but you can’t be afraid to fail because that’s when you learn.
Anything that can be measured can be improved