Andy Dunn Quotes
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History rewards those who can change their minds when the stakes are high.
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My Indian grandmother was born in Punjab.
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My own belief is all men should be feminists, and with enthusiasm.
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The loudest voice in the room, sometimes, is the absent voice of the silenced.
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The digitally-native vertical brand drives a lot more customer intimacy than its competition. The data is better because every transaction and interaction is captured.
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Money greases the wheel of American democracy and corrupts it all.
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Most of the time, when you need something at a company, you make it. If you want to sell a product, you create it. If you need a head of marketing, you hire one. If you want to create a great company culture, what do you do? The lack of a clear answer on this is why I believe most companies don't have a great culture.
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Passion provides purpose, but data drives decisions.
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Not all Millennials think alike. A demographic is not a psychographic.
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What separates humans from other animals is our empathy. With the possible exception of bonobos, we are the most empathetic animal on the planet.
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The hardest thing in leadership is managing your own psychology, and yet it's also the least talked about.
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I don't feel I'm better than any man out there or that I have anything to teach, and the more I learn about myself, the less comfortable I feel saying anything at all.
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My mom is a Sikh immigrant born in a refugee camp. My Irish-Swedish-Norwegian-Danish-English-American dad grew up Baptist.
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It is obvious, in retrospect, to lean on those who love us most. With depression, in part because of the shame attached to it, it's harder to be honest.
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Leadership is inspiring people. Management is keeping the trains running on time.
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Marc Lore has been a mentor of mine for a long time. He taught me how to hire people and how to do the hardest thing in business, which is to make a great culture. I believe Marc is the most innovative and ambitious e-commerce entrepreneur on the planet.
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Sometimes, to move into the future, you must go back the past.
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A little narcissism is good. At least that's what I am telling myself.
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Money talks, and when it starts to say goodbye, humans listen and act accordingly.
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Entrepreneurs are not that special. If you are one, stop drinking the Kool Aid, and if you aren't, definitely don't drink it.
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The general rule is that entrepreneurs need the fear of their brand's demise to make it magic. It is too safe to do it as a corporate subsidiary.
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A founder plays a magical role at the company: they invented or, as in my case, co-invented it. If and when a founder walks out the door, there is something spiritual that walks out the door, too.
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Why should men be constrained by antiquated stereotypes of masculinity? What does it even mean to 'Be a Real Man' anymore? Shouldn't we all be celebrating a wide range of definitions of manhood?
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The rise of women and feminism is well documented. What is equally fascinating - and less talked about - is the impact this has had on men.