Vivek Wadhwa quotes

Doing the right thing doesn't always bring success. But compromising ethics almost always leads to failure.
-- Vivek Wadhwa

#Ethics #Compromise #Right Thing

We can either build a Star Trek future, in which our civilization rises to new heights, or descend into a Mad Max world. It is up to us.
-- Vivek Wadhwa

#Stars #Civilization #Mad

Corporate executives and business owners need to realize that there can be no compromise when it comes to ethics, and there are no easy shortcuts to success. Ethics need to be carefully sown into the fabric of their companies.
-- Vivek Wadhwa

#Needs #Fabric #Shortcuts

A key ingredient in innovation is the ability to challenge authority and break rules.
-- Vivek Wadhwa

#Keys #Challenges #Innovation

Most successful entrepreneurs share their knowledge as a way of giving back. They do not demand compensation. Those who do are usually trying to take advantage of you.
-- Vivek Wadhwa

#Successful #Giving #Entrepreneur

The truth is that entrepreneurship is more like a roller coaster ride than a cruise.
-- Vivek Wadhwa

#Entrepreneurship #Truth Is #Cruise

Outsourcing was the bogeyman of the 90s. Protectionists portrayed it as an evil that would take American jobs away. Yes, some jobs did go offshore as people feared, but it made the global economic pie grow bigger.
-- Vivek Wadhwa

#Jobs #Pie #Evil

Most business schools are geared toward churning out investment bankers and management consultants.
-- Vivek Wadhwa

#School #Bankers #Management

The mentor-mentee relationship is ideally like that of the guru and disciple: motivated by the desire of the guru to impart knowledge to the disciple.
-- Vivek Wadhwa

#Desire #Mentor #Guru

The natives of Silicon Valley learned long ago that when you share your knowledge with someone else, one plus one usually equals three. You both learn each other's ideas, and you come up with new ones.
-- Vivek Wadhwa

#Ideas #Long #Valleys

Over the last 10 years, India's perception has gone from being a beggar country to an economic superpower.
-- Vivek Wadhwa

#Country #Years #Perception

The goal should be to build a sustainable lifestyle business that does good for employees and customers - and that steadily builds wealth.
-- Vivek Wadhwa

#Goal #Doe #Wealth

A key to achieving success is to assemble a strong and stable management team.
-- Vivek Wadhwa

#Strong #Team #Keys

What you want in a mentor is someone who truly cares for you and who will look after your interests and not just their own. When you do come across the right person to mentor you, start by showing them that the time they spend with you is worthwhile.
-- Vivek Wadhwa

#Mentor #Looks #Care

Innovation is all about people. Innovation thrives when the population is diverse, accepting and willing to cooperate.
-- Vivek Wadhwa

#People #Innovation #Population

What the tech industry often forgets is that with age comes wisdom. Older workers are usually better at following direction, mentoring, and leading.
-- Vivek Wadhwa

#Age #Mentoring #Forget

The most important skill of the future will be the ability to learn and adapt. You need to be resourceful, keep your eyes open for advances coming out of nowhere, and embrace the new opportunities as they emerge. You need to be able to collaborate with others and build relationships. You need to be able to share ideas, inspire, and motivate.
-- Vivek Wadhwa

#Eye #Opportunity #Skills

You need to be able to SHARE IDEAS, INSPIRE and MOTIVATE
-- Vivek Wadhwa

#Ideas #Inspire #Able

We must first get over the myth that older workers can’t innovate.
-- Vivek Wadhwa

#Firsts #Myth #Workers

Innovating Women is more important today than ever. Things are changing for the better. The recent announcements by Google, LinkedIn, Yahoo, and Facebook of their diversity numbers—and a pledge to improve these—are the most recent victories. The Boys Club is under fire and is trying to reform itself. Women are achieving success and helping each other. Advancing technologies are leveling the playing field. Women are in the catbird seat for the new era of exponential innovation. This is the time to inspire and motivate—and that is what Innovating Women will surely do.
-- Vivek Wadhwa

#Boys #Technology #Numbers