Carlos Slim
Carlos Slim
Carlos Slim Helúis a Lebanese Mexican business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. From 2010 to 2013, Slim was ranked as the richest person in the world. Known as the "Warren Buffett of Mexico", he derived his fortune from his extensive holdings in a considerable number of Mexican companies through his conglomerate, Grupo Carso. As of 31 July 2016 he was #7 on Forbes list of billionaires, with a net worth estimated at US$50 billion...
NationalityMexican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth28 January 1940
CityMexico City, Mexico
CountryMexico
Carlos Slim quotes about
No, my father passed away when I was 13 years old. I was very young.
Choose the right employees and then set them loose.
I think that anything that has privileges have responsibility and all people that is clear about their responsibility has compromise.
All businesses make mistakes. The trick is to avoid large ones.
Firm and patient optimism always yields its rewards.
Well, when I was very young, maybe 12 years, I began to make investments.
I've always said that the better off you are, the more responsibility you have for helping others
Building a business and becoming a billionaire is it's not championship. It's the competence; the competence in your sector with other companies not looking to have some kind of records in this issue.
You cannot live without doing something.
I still have my laptop but I haven't used it. I'm a paper man, not electronic.
I've always said that the better off you are, the more responsibility you have for helping others. Just as I think it's important to run companies well, with a close eye to the bottom line, I think you have to use your entrepreneurial experience to make corporate philanthropy effective.
My parents weren't artistic, but I was always surrounded by beautiful things. And Mexico is a country which has experienced thousands of years of art and culture.
It is not important NOT to make mistakes, but the mistakes to be small
It's not a question of arriving and putting in a whole new administration, but instead, arriving and "compacting" things as much as possible, reducing management layers. We want as few management layers as possible, so that executives are very close to the operations. We also don't believe in having big corporate infrastructures.