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Stelios Haji-Ioannou Quotes

I wanted to be my own boss. I was fascinated by airlines and how I could change travel for the average person. Then I wanted to diversify Picture Quote #1

When I opened the world’s largest Internet cafe, certified by the ‘Guinness Book of Records,’ in Times Square in New York, I was live on ‘Good Morning America,’ and for me, that was an achievement Picture Quote #1

I decided very early on that the way to make a difference in my life and in other people’s lives was to give them services and products that are actually for the many and not for the few Picture Quote #1

I have a feeling that there is a gap in the food retail market - a niche below some of the current budget operators such as Aldi and Lidl Picture Quote #1

In simple terms, I realised that food is the most fundamental need for a person. In difficult economic times, people’s priorities change, and they might be willing to do something that secures for them the lowest possible weekly food bill Picture Quote #1

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Sir Richard Branson is probably the best communicator ever. He was an inspiration for me - contrary to some reports, we’ve never done business together, although we did discuss an aviation venture very early on. I don’t think easyJet competes with Virgin - we’re in different areas Picture Quote #1

My biggest mistake was when I started up easyEverything, a chain of Internet cafes. The idea that people would go to a shop to use a computer was revolutionary in 1999. It worked for a while, but cheap technology almost killed it. One silver lining of the problems I faced was that it gave me experience of turnarounds Picture Quote #1

I’ve made mistakes in business, but none so big I couldn’t recover and learn from them. The more you try to change consumer behaviour, the riskier it gets. You have to work out your potential losses against the obvious gains Picture Quote #1

I’m not a communist - I believe in the free market and that entrepreneurs should be allowed to take risks because it creates wealth and jobs, but I draw the line at people risking other people’s money. That’s deplorable Picture Quote #1

America has its roots in a tradition of risk-taking pioneers. In more conservative Europe, if you fail in business or actually end up going to jail for it, you’re finished as a businessman for good Picture Quote #1

The whole concept of the travel agent is absurd. They appear to be agents of the traveller but are actually agents of the airlines Picture Quote #1

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I didn’t want people to say: Stelios does everything on the cheap at work, and in private he lives in the lap of luxury. That’s not me. I don’t need those status symbols. I don’t need a private jet either when I can go everywhere with Easy Picture Quote #1

I’m sure there are managers who have had far greater financial success. But my companies such as easyJet have changed the lives of many people. We haven’t just made flights affordable for a lot of people Picture Quote #1

You can divide airlines into two camps: expensive and cheap. But I believe that we will only distinguish between long-haul and short-haul airlines in the future Picture Quote #1

I think that my original drive as an entrepreneur was precisely that desire to get away from the image of the shipping magnate’s son Picture Quote #1

Unfortunately I have no rags-to-riches story to tell. Money never played a big role for me. My parents just had it Picture Quote #1

Failures teach you more, there’s always something fundamental about them Picture Quote #1

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Successes are always unique and hard to copy. The fact that easyJet became a success is due to a mixture of talent and luck Picture Quote #1

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I wanted to be my own boss. I was fascinated by airlines and how I could change travel for the average person. Then I wanted to diversify. (Stelios Haji-Ioannou Quotes) When I opened the world’s largest Internet cafe, certified by the ‘Guinness Book of Records,’ in Times Square in New York, I was live on ‘Good Morning America,’ and for me, that was an achievement. (Stelios Haji-Ioannou Quotes) I decided very early on that the way to make a difference in my life and in other people’s lives was to give them services and products that are actually for the many and not for the few. (Stelios Haji-Ioannou Quotes) I have a feeling that there is a gap in the food retail market - a niche below some of the current budget operators such as Aldi and Lidl. (Stelios Haji-Ioannou Quotes) I see easyHotel as one of the best, most natural extensions of the ‘easy’ brand from the airline. EasyHotel is raising money to accelerate growth at a much faster rate than I could have grown it as a private company, whilst enabling me to spend more time on my diversified portfolio of other investments. (Stelios Haji-Ioannou Quotes) In simple terms, I realised that food is the most fundamental need for a person. In difficult economic times, people’s priorities change, and they might be willing to do something that secures for them the lowest possible weekly food bill. (Stelios Haji-Ioannou Quotes) Sir Richard Branson is probably the best communicator ever. He was an inspiration for me - contrary to some reports, we’ve never done business together, although we did discuss an aviation venture very early on. I don’t think easyJet competes with Virgin - we’re in different areas. (Stelios Haji-Ioannou Quotes) My biggest mistake was when I started up easyEverything, a chain of Internet cafes. The idea that people would go to a shop to use a computer was revolutionary in 1999. It worked for a while, but cheap technology almost killed it. One silver lining of the problems I faced was that it gave me experience of turnarounds. (Stelios Haji-Ioannou Quotes) I’ve made mistakes in business, but none so big I couldn’t recover and learn from them. The more you try to change consumer behaviour, the riskier it gets. You have to work out your potential losses against the obvious gains. (Stelios Haji-Ioannou Quotes) I’m not a communist - I believe in the free market and that entrepreneurs should be allowed to take risks because it creates wealth and jobs, but I draw the line at people risking other people’s money. That’s deplorable. (Stelios Haji-Ioannou Quotes) America has its roots in a tradition of risk-taking pioneers. In more conservative Europe, if you fail in business or actually end up going to jail for it, you’re finished as a businessman for good (Stelios Haji-Ioannou Quotes) The whole concept of the travel agent is absurd. They appear to be agents of the traveller but are actually agents of the airlines. (Stelios Haji-Ioannou Quotes) I didn’t want people to say: Stelios does everything on the cheap at work, and in private he lives in the lap of luxury. That’s not me. I don’t need those status symbols. I don’t need a private jet either when I can go everywhere with Easy (Stelios Haji-Ioannou Quotes) I’m sure there are managers who have had far greater financial success. But my companies such as easyJet have changed the lives of many people. We haven’t just made flights affordable for a lot of people (Stelios Haji-Ioannou Quotes) You can divide airlines into two camps: expensive and cheap. But I believe that we will only distinguish between long-haul and short-haul airlines in the future (Stelios Haji-Ioannou Quotes) I think that my original drive as an entrepreneur was precisely that desire to get away from the image of the shipping magnate’s son (Stelios Haji-Ioannou Quotes) Unfortunately I have no rags-to-riches story to tell. Money never played a big role for me. My parents just had it (Stelios Haji-Ioannou Quotes) Failures teach you more, there’s always something fundamental about them (Stelios Haji-Ioannou Quotes) Successes are always unique and hard to copy. The fact that easyJet became a success is due to a mixture of talent and luck (Stelios Haji-Ioannou Quotes)