Words matter. These are the best Michael G. Rubin Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
The energy in the online commerce space is unprecedented.
So one of the things that I learned in my old company, GSI Commerce that eBay bought in 2011, was we did a lot of things right, but we also did a lot of things wrong at that company. And so I’ve really learned focus is everything.
I’m always an optimist.
Amazon is an incredible company.
I’m an entrepreneur.
If you can take something you are passionate about and turn it into a business, there’s nothing better.
Some kids are good at sports, some are good at school work. I just always loved business, from the time I was a little kid. It was always something that I really enjoyed.
Get great people around you.
I didn’t grow up in a sports household. But I certainly was definitely a fan of the Philadelphia teams, and certainly the Eagles and Sixers were the teams I was most passionate about.
I believe in building great companies.
Robert Kraft and I learn from each other.
When Linsanity happened, within 12 hours to 24 hours, there were no jerseys to get. So you had this huge demand, and there’s no jerseys available. Then you order them like crazy, and by the time they get in, the moment’s over.
If you’re a retailer, and you want to sell the same products that Amazon is selling, well, Amazon is going to have a better consumer experience. Better prices. You have no chance to be successful. If it’s not completely different, close up, go home, give up.
What I loved about Meek from the moment I met him, he just started peppering me with business questions… In a lot of ways he was a similar version of me from a completely different environment.
Amazon and Alibaba are changing retail for everybody. These are two incredible companies.
It’s encouraging to watch bipartisan leaders from different states recognize the need for fair and rational legislation focused on creating second chances for those in the criminal justice system.
To me, if you don’t get something right, the biggest thing you need to do is recognize it and fix it.
Good owners aren’t buying franchises because they think it’s a good economic deal. They’re buying franchises because they’re a huge fan of the sport and they want to be a steward of that team. If they just do it because of a good economic deal, they’re going to be bad owners.
If wealthy people put both their money and their time into fixing issues, I think we’d have much better results than if the government tried to fix those same issues.
I’m a business guy from Pennsylvania who has done a lot for the state.
I am not very good at relaxing.
Relationships are everything. If you build great relationships you can make a lot of great things happen.
I’ve got so many incredible Joel Embiid stories.
For me, I think failing is great, because if you fail fast and you learn how to fail, you can use that to build your next success.
I believe when the world faces a crisis, businesses and sports have an obligation to step up and make a difference.
Honestly, years ago, it was acceptable to have all kinds of workplace misconduct. So many women were being harassed by loser guys in the workplace. That doesn’t work anymore. The world has changed.
People always talk about media ratings, but you really consume media in so many different places.
I was a terrible athlete.
Drake is known to be cursed. He’s probably the last remaining curse in sports. Whatever products he wears ultimately that team is jinxed.
What law enforcement always does is over-charge, and no one can fight it, so the people will plead down and you’re stuck within the system.
I barely made it out of high school and I didn’t go to college.
America’s a country where you can come, you can be an entrepreneur, you can create great value. I don’t think you ever want to deter that from happening because this is a place where so many great businesses get created and started.
If you have a big idea and you go after it, you have to get the right team together.
Emotions come and go quickly in sports, so we need to give fans what they want.
Relaxing is not a core strength of mine.
I like to fail. I have had so many failures and each time I have failed, I have figured out how to grow.
Sports have an obligation to step up and make a difference.
One of the things I love doing is putting great people together.
The ALL IN Challenge might be the hardest thing I have ever done in my life.
In most public company deals shareholder litigation is completely common.
Why do I work as hard as I work if I see something I know is wrong and I won’t take a stand?
I don’t even understand what ‘retirement’ means.
I think the effect of having a net worth tax would take people that are starting companies and say, I’m not going to start them in America, but go somewhere else, because it’s such a negative impact.
The only sport I was good at was skiing.
