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The true entrepreneur is a doer

Nolan Bushnell

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Nolan Bushnell
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: February 5
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My perception is that I'm a guy who really does a lot of homework surrounding any project that I do.
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I try to get a vision of the future, and then I try to figure out where the discontinuities are.
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Creativity is every company's first driver. It's where everything starts, where energy and forward motion originate. Without that first charge of creativity, nothing else can take place.
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A lot of what is wrong with corporate America has to do with a culture filled with antibodies trained to expel anything different. HR departments often want cookie cutter employees, which inevitably results in cookie cutter solutions.
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In 1980, Atari was bringing in around two billion dollars in revenue and Chuck E. Cheese's some five hundred million. I still didn't feel too bad that I had turned down a one-third ownership of Apple - although I was beginning to think it might turn out to be a mistake.
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I've always been a tech-head.
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I appreciate the fact that technology and games are a big part of life.
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I've always thought legal addictions are a great way to create a business. Starbucks is a wonderful example.
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Today, companies have to radically revolutionize themselves every few years just to stay relevant. That's because technology and the Internet have transformed the business landscape forever. The fast-paced digital age has accelerated the need for companies to become agile.
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Any business that does not innovate will fail over time.
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My sweet spot is figuring out how to make a product that people love and how to refine it to make them love it more. All the rest is business noise.
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Walk to work, even if it's four miles. Ride a bike to work. Drive a different way. On your way there, try to find beauty. You'd be surprised how much more of the neighborhood you can perceive and experience when you're looking for unique spots of beauty.
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The best ideas lose their owners and take on lives of their own.
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We're moving away from a credentialed society to a merit society.
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The truth is just an excuse for lack of imagination.
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I'd love to design a school.
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I like games where you can use stealth and guile. As you get older, it's like the difference between playing squash and racketball. Squash is an older man's game, because if you're stealthy and wily, you can beat a better-co-ordinated and stronger, younger person.
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Everyone who's ever taken a shower has an idea. It's the person who gets out of the shower, dries off and does something about it who makes a difference.
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If you really want you people to innovate, buy a science fiction book, tear off the covers, and tell them it's history.
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The ultimate inspiration is the deadline.
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