Having A Great Idea Is Important. But

The Real Magic In National Geographic Isn't How Much Money They Have Left At The End Of The Year. It's The Fact That Through Their Overall Focus They Are Reaching Hundreds Of Millions Of People And Educating People About The World. It Just Happens To Be Done In A Business-oriented Kind Of Way That Is More Sustainable.

The Only Way To Continue To Have A Robust Economy Is To Out-innovate Other Nations.

What I Have Figured Out Is That I Can Predict The Future. I Just Can't Predict When.

When I First Got Started In The Late '70s, Early '80s, And First Was Thinking About The Interactive World, I Believed So Fervently That It Was The Next Big Thing, I Thought It Would Happen Quickly.

So We Believed That Strategic Alliances And Partnerships Were Critical, And We Did That For Five Years.