“From a distance, everything looks easier. But once you move into a new market, you're no longer at a distance.”Tagged: strategy
“Remember, the people who tried synergy strategies before you and failed weren't idiots. A lot of very smart people have lost a lot of money because of the siren suns of synergy. Just because synergy play makes sense at first blush doesn't mean you want to join the list of failures.”Tagged: strategy
“The problem with the Silicon Vally is that we tend to confuse a clear view with a short distance.”Tagged: strategy
“The synergy may exist only in the mind of the strategist and not in the mind of the customers.”Tagged: strategy
“Marketing is when you lie to your customers; market research is when you lie to yourself.”Tagged: strategy