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
success business years
Twenty years and $40 billion. They seem like good round numbers.
years long excellence
If you want to sustain excellence over a long time, you'd better come up with a system that works well. Anyone can sprint for a little while, but you can't sprint for forty years.
years lasts impossible
I started Dell 28 yrs ago with $1000. Revenues in 1984 were $6 million. Last year $62.1 billion. Impossible is nothing.
foundation great operation success thrilled
I'm thrilled to be here. This operation will be the foundation of great success here.
asset engineers hardware india produces software
India produces over 200,000 engineers and we see that as an asset for our hardware and software activities.
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The best part was the wisdom of the restaurant owner, which I could capture if I came to work a little early. He took great pride in his work and cared about every customer who came through his door.
devices focused large matter small
No matter what happens, the more small devices there are, the more large ones there will be, too, ... All these devices, no matter how large or small they are, go to a server when they get online, which is why we're so focused on servers.
bad ball business clearly crystal economy investment needs process technology time
It's clearly a bad time for all companies. I don't have a crystal ball on the economy but investment in technology will continue. Some business just don't have any business trading. There's a sorting out process that needs to take place.
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It's Darwin. We were forced to do things, based on the resources we had, that were more efficient, smarter, delivered more value. Compaq, if I remember, had about $100 million of funding in its first year. We had $1,000. If you only have a $1,000, you spend each one very carefully.
customers great listen quick smart
It's customers that made Dell great in the first place, and if we're smart enough and quick enough to listen to customer needs, we'll succeed,
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The key to our performance in the fourth quarter was focus. By remaining focused, we have helped our customers benefit from the superior performance, service and value that our unique direct model delivers.
internet
The Internet is probably the most significant thing that has come along,
fourth million quarter shipped
We just shipped in the fourth quarter over 10 million PCs.
firing internet notebooks saw strength
We saw strength in our servers, notebooks and Internet sales, ... All the geographies were strong. I'd say we are firing on all cylinders.