"A brand for a company is like a reputation for a person. You earn reputation by trying to do hard things well."
"I'm going to go do this crazy thing. I'm going to start this company selling books online."
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Source: King of Cyber-Commerce. The Academy of Achievement Interview, www.achievement.org. May 4, 2001.
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