Stanford Business

NOVEMBER 2006


Quotable


Photo by Steve Castillo

“In God we trust—everybody else brings data to the table.”

N.R. Narayana Murthy, cofounder and former CEO of India’s Infosys Technologies, where employees’ ideas are accepted on their own merit, no matter where they originated in the company structure, speaking at the Business School in May. [Details]
Video File, 31:33 minutes

 



Photo by Steve Castillo

“We never give anything for free, because I’ve learned that when you do, it is treated as though it has no value.”

Sudha Murty, chair of the Infosys Foundation, which helps the poor through microlending, counseling, and education, speaking at the Business School in May. [Details]
Video File, 31:33 minutes

 



Photo by Anne Knudsen

“PayPal had become the wallet on eBay. We had to own that company.”

Meg Whitman, president and CEO of eBay, on eBay’s acquisition of the online payment company, speaking at the View from the Top series in May. [Details]
Video File, 52:53 minutes

 



Photo by Anne Knudsen

“Happy is harder than money. Anybody who thinks money will make you happy hasn’t got money.”

David Geffen, the “G” in the Hollywood studio DreamWorks SKG that he cofounded with Steven Spielberg and Jeffrey Katzenberg, speaking at the Business School in June. [Details]
Video File, 52:15 minutes