“The more pronounced a group identity is, especially when an identifiable outgroup exists, the more likely individuals are to dehumanize those not in their group.”— Dannagal Young
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A growing archive of 3,000+ moments, drawn from every interview.
Scaling any business is about creating a model, debugging the model, making sure you understand the ingredients that need to be scaled up, and making sure you have a process to scale. All of this needs to be wrapped-up in a financial model that allows the scale to be funded.
— Kris GopalkrishnanCo-Founder and Former CEO of Infosys, Indian IT Pioneer
We cannot use the existing models of development, because those existing models have brought us pollution, disparity of income, and significant challenge. Consumption-led economic development has been the narrative of the 20th century.
— Kris GopalkrishnanCo-Founder and Former CEO of Infosys, Indian IT Pioneer
One of the common myths about setting up business in the UAE is that funding is challenging to obtain in the country. This couldn't be further from the truth. With UAE's pro-investment laws and a robust financing sector, new businesses find it very easy to secure funds through various channels.
— Hussain SajwaniFounder and Chairman of Damac Properties, major UAE real estate developer
In my own experience, I have realised that diverse groups perform better and tackle challenges far more effectively than homogeneous teams. Contrary to what is happening in many parts of the world, the UAE firmly believes in and celebrates the principles of tolerance and diversity.
— Hussain SajwaniFounder and Chairman of Damac Properties, major UAE real estate developer
Entrepreneurship is an integral aspect of the human condition. Our inner desire to start something new and make it big has been one of the most catalysing factors behind our collective evolution as a species.
— Hussain SajwaniFounder and Chairman of Damac Properties, major UAE real estate developer
The UAE has a rich history of trade and has, for centuries, offered fertile grounds for dreamers to pursue their entrepreneurial aspirations. The UAE also has a history of opening its home to people from all over the world, and this diversity brings with it a unique opportunity of creating new markets and businesses.
— Hussain SajwaniFounder and Chairman of Damac Properties, major UAE real estate developer
For a civilisation to succeed, it must learn from failures. Dubai is a land of innovation and failure here is perceived as an opportunity to learn and not the end of an endeavour.
— Hussain SajwaniFounder and Chairman of Damac Properties, major UAE real estate developer
written word is the base of culture, the spine. The other limbs and torso that attach to the spine, still depend upon the spine. Without the written word, there can be no other form of communication….
— Maya AngelouRenowned poet, memoirist, and civil rights activist; author of "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
art has always played a role in revolution, evolution and change. Art has always been a great changing force, the great common denominator, and a force to help people understand the world we live in, and the people within that world.
— Tariq TrotterMember of hip-hop group The Roots; drummer and co-founder
The world would be a different place today if we would find a way to really empower girls and women globally. It is the solution, and I'm definitely not the only person that thinks that.
— Whitney Wolfe HerdFounder and CEO of dating app Bumble, feminist entrepreneur
It hurts to be on the stage, and it can be scary, and it can be really, really gut-wrenching. But if deep down in your heart the problem you're trying to solve is something that is so important to you, that will erase the noise of the millions of voices in the arena.
— Whitney Wolfe HerdFounder and CEO of dating app Bumble, feminist entrepreneur
Nobody will ever be an entrepreneur for the sake of being one. No successful entrepreneur ever woke up and was like, 'I want to be an entrepreneur...' Almost every successful entrepreneur woke-up and experienced or identified a problem they passionately and vigorously wanted to solve.
— Whitney Wolfe HerdFounder and CEO of dating app Bumble, feminist entrepreneur
I had this burning passion in me to prove to myself, and on behalf of other women, that if my voice was being stifled... and if I was being treated a certain way... that I had to stand up. What type of example would I set to other women and girls? I had to show that if you get knocked off the horse, you get right back up.
— Whitney Wolfe HerdFounder and CEO of dating app Bumble, feminist entrepreneur
Credentials don't always define who someone is, or who they're going to be. The only way to engineer virality and make a product work is to understand the consumer, and that changes from city to city, from country to country.
— Whitney Wolfe HerdFounder and CEO of dating app Bumble, feminist entrepreneur
We're also at a time where political culture has become popular culture – in other words, it's become a central talking point for everyone… it's become the water cooler conversation – and political comedy and satire have really come to the fore.
— Hasan MinhajComedian and former Daily Show correspondent known for Netflix special "Patriot Act
Comedy delivers the cerebral and the hyperbole, it can be funny and serious. Comedy is built on the idea of building pressure…. Building tension and then breaking it… a great punchline cuts after a ton of pressure you build up on a premise, and you know what? That's just how life works.
— Hasan MinhajComedian and former Daily Show correspondent known for Netflix special "Patriot Act