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Shaich: Public market short-termism forces CEOs into cost-cutting over transformative bets
“There's a pervasive sense of short-termism that has invaded our markets. The reality is, when you have such short-term pressure on our CEOs, they react. And what that ends up meaning is cost-cutting. And they avoid the kind of transformative events that drove …”
Shaich: 1990s fast food became commoditized 'gasoline stations' for humans
“Post-World War II, fast food was special. You fast forward it to 1990 with 60,000 drive-throughs in America. Fast food had become self-service gasoline stations for the human body, and the reality of it was, That there were many consumers that were holding the…”
Shaich: Business is a political campaign that never ends
“But in so many ways, running a business is no different than a campaign. In fact, a campaign is a business that, that essentially has one day in which it ends. A business is a campaign that goes on and never ends.”
Shaich: 1990s fast food became like gasoline stations for the body
“Post-World War II, fast food was special. You fast forward it to the 1990 with 60,000 drive-throughs in America. Fast food had become self-service gasoline stations for the human body, and the reality of it was, That there were many consumers that were holding…”