Bill Gates Quotes

An important re-engineering principle is that companies should focus on their core competence and outsource everything else.

Bill Gates

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• An important re-engineering principle is that companies should focus on their core competence and outsource everything else.

  

  Bill Gates
  • Focus
  • Companies
  • Competence