Jim Collins
Jim Collins
action actively effect positive publicity threat
They do see us as a threat and actively try to take action and publicity to try and negate our positive effect on the market.
analogue capability content felt hours preserve prime quality satellite satisfying
We're an entrainment company, so content is prime and we want to preserve the quality of the programming. As this is satellite radio, not analogue radio, you do have some limitations, but we felt that 50 hours of recordable capability went a long way to satisfying demand.
match offer radio regular scale scope service
Regular radio can't match the scope that we can. Even if and when they do go digital, we offer nationwide service and 120 channels. They just can't scale to that level.
china helped higher lighten load news path plan
Part of the path higher has been helped by the news from China that they don't plan to lighten their load of Treasuries.
compromise hard likely people
In rapid-growth times it's hard to get the right people -- you're more likely to compromise on who you get.
bring capability evidence generate glad helped
I'm just glad we had the capability to generate some evidence that helped bring this to closure.
clearly growth phenomenal
Clearly there's been phenomenal growth here, and a lot of that can be attributed to Howard.
companies hard investing opens stop
In hard times big companies stop investing in R&D. That opens doors.
cause causing havoc messing street traffic walking
He's messing with traffic and causing havoc by walking in the street because he could cause an accident.
buying crisis decided instead pilot signed
I decided to go through a midlife crisis and instead of buying a Corvette, I signed up for pilot lessons.
people premium sell tire trucks
It's an upper-end premium tire for people with trucks and SUVs who like to get off road. It's not a tire we sell a lot of.
based clear greatly numbers
It's clear based on those numbers that Howard has contributed greatly to our growth. You just have to look at the before and after picture.
blend passed people street
These people blend in so well you could have been with them shopping, you could have passed them on the street and you'd never know it.
design interest less public ready specific start work
It's more or less to tell the public we're getting ready to start the design. If you have an interest in a specific area, we'll see if we can work that into the design.