January 7, 2010

Rather have nothing if you can't have perfection




"I remember when Steve (Steve Jobs, Apple) was my neighbor in Woodside, California., and he had no furniture. It struck me that there weren't furniture good enough for Steve in the world. He'd rather have nothing if he couldn't have perfection."

- Larry Ellison, Co-Founder and CEO, Oracle, on Steve Jobs in Fortune magazine, November 23, 2009 issue.


Photo from Steve Jobs At Home In 1982.

2 comments:

BK Chowla said...

It is good to be so perfect, but,don't we leave behind a lot to be achieved?

Chris said...

Good question BK Chowla. I think Job's philosophy is good in business to provide the best product there is for the customer. Sometimes people are content with faults and try to pass it on to customers and make more money. But in the end aiming for perfection is better and will be remembered for a long time.