Any dope with a checkbook can buy a company. It’s what you do afterward that matters. Henry Silverman Read Quote
I’m on the Business Roundtable, the CEOs of the largest 100-odd companies in the country. Most of these people wanted very much to be the CEO of a large public company but realize that it’s not exactly what they had anticipated, for lots of reasons. One is competition has gotten a lot worse, and more global. Henry Silverman Read Quote
I’ve always dreamed of franchising an airline, but I haven’t been able to figure out how to do it. Henry Silverman Read Quote
When you are buying companies, everyone in the company feels very good. Their chests are puffed out. At Blackstone, I used to tell people that there is nothing more fun than buying a company with somebody else’s money. The business is growing, which creates more opportunity for your employees. Henry Silverman Read Quote
