John Caudwell
John Caudwell
John David Caudwellis an English businessman, philanthropist and co-founder of mobile phone retailer Phones 4u. He also invests in fashion, real estate and other industries, and chairs Caudwell Children, a charity which benefits ill or disabled children and their families. He is also known for being the UK's biggest taxpayer...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth7 October 1952
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Sometimes your worst competitors are the ones which are dying because they do stupid things.
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I believe in workers rights when people are doing a good job.
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I saw that e-mail was insidiously invading Phones 4u, so I banned it immediately.
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E-mails are the cancer of modern business.
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People are much more important than superficial environments.
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Really good customer service will deliver sales. You are training salesmen to give the best possible advice and then to achieve the sale. People actually like you to ask for a sale because it shows you value their business.
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I will give away at least half my wealth during my lifetime and after my death. In the meantime, I'll continue to grow my wealth as much as possible so that the amount I bequeath to charities and worthy causes can be as substantial as possible.
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It's important to show children love, affection and balance and invest time in their moral upbringing.
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My philosophy is very much to encourage my children to forge their own success and happiness, even though that will undoubtedly involve much more modest levels of wealth creation.
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I suppose I have very undesirable traits. I am very critical, which is very undesirable. But it is good from a business point of view.
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Business is about being the best that you can be, and there are always glowing examples of people that we can all learn from.