Companies Must Evolve – 10 Companies We Lost

Companies must evolve or face going out of business.  This quote by Jeff Bezos sums it up: “What’s dangerous is not to evolve.”  Once a company becomes complacent it becomes a target.

Resources on Evolving Business

• 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.
• 50 Entrepreneurs share priceless advice. Steve Jobs, Michael Dell, Mark Cuban…
• Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos Quotes.
• Elon Musk’s and Jack Ma’s Advice for College Grads and Young People.
• Famous Failures – Michael Jordan, Albert Einstein, Oprah Winfrey…
• First Principle Thinking & Logical Reasoning with Elon Musk, Lee Kwan Yew, Larry Ellison
• Great Entrepreneur Quotes
• How startups like Uber and Airbnb changed rules of business.
• How to Deal with Change – Who Moved My Cheese?
• Inside the mind of a master procrastinator.
• Tesla CEO Elon Musk Quotes.
• The Best Change Quotes
• The Best Continuous Improvement Quotes.
• Uber and the Great Taxi Collapse.

Quotes on Improving and Evolving

• “Some people don’t like change, but you need to embrace change if the alternative is disaster.” ~Elon Musk
• “It is not the strongest or the most intelligent who will survive but those who can best manage change.” ~Charles Darwin
• “Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.”  ~Dale Carnegie
• “All businesses need to be young forever. If your customer base ages with you, you’re Woolworth’s.” ~Jeff Bezos
• “Without change there is no innovation, creativity, or incentive for improvement.  Those who initiate change will have a better opportunity to manage the change that is inevitable.” ~William Pollard
• “We have to make sure, at Apple, that we stay true to focus, laser focus – we know we can only do great things a few times, only on a few products.” ~Tim Cook, CEO of Apple.
• “The secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new” ~Socrates
• “If companies aren’t evolving and improving then they are dying.” ~Dave Waters