Tuesday, June 9, 2015

On The Single Biggest Reason Why Startups Succeed.

“Timing accounted for 42 percent of the difference between success and failure. Team and execution came in second, and the idea, the differentiability of the idea (the uniqueness of the idea) came in third.” – William "Bill" Gross co-founded Pacific Investment Management. According to Forbes, his net worth is 2.3 billion USD (2015).Blog_Gross

 

 

 

10 comments:

Shante Green said...

This is my realm of operation and I appreciate anything coming from the mouth of Bill Gross. Good quote!

Cornelius Daley said...

From the mind of Bill Gross often comes great business strategies such as this one.

David Simpson said...

it's always great when accomplished individuals such as Mr. Bill Gross share their knowledge in this manner. It's the same with Mr. Warren Buffet.

Aretha Watson said...

I totally concur. Timing is the greatest factor in the success of a business start-up.

Bolanle Akanbi said...

Wow! I had always thought the uniqueness of a selling point was the most important factor in deciding the success or failure of a new venture. It's great to know otherwise from someone like Bill Gross.

Don Nelson said...

What a great idea from a great mind!

Frances Brown said...

These are stuff one doesn't get to learn in business schools.

Henry Pierce said...

Huh! This is very commonsensical. Yet, it never crossed my mind.

Bertha Conley said...

Should it be in that order though? I would have expected the differentiability of the idea (the uniqueness of the idea) to come first. But what do I know when Bill Gross is talking...lol.

Wendy Simpsons said...

Great ideas often appear simple when they emanate from accomplished guys.