James Jannard Quotes
108 James Jannard Quotes (Jim Jannard, Oakley (Sunglasses), RED Digital Cinema)
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[In 2006] I'm the founder and Chairman of Oakley. The graphics department put ‘Mad Scientist’ on my business cards starting 20 years ago. It stuck. I don't have a title at RED. No reason.
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Solve problems with invention and wrap those inventions in art.
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So bitchin’ it hurts.
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I’m going to roll up my sleeves and do it myself.
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I’ve been discouraged by everything I’ve tried to do. And being discouraged inspires me.
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I have always said that we build our sunglasses so that if we don't sell one pair, I will be happy wearing it.
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[In 2006] I've taken a lot of ribbing for some of the names I have come up with for our materials and products over the years.
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Adapt, improvise and overcome.
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I’ve learned that the best way to manage a company through difficult economic periods is to focus on the things we do best…
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Mad science is my middle name.
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Product obsession is primary.
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I like cool stuff. I love cool stuff. I need cool stuff.
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I rarely look backward.
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Going public is something I wish I hadn’t done.
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There’s no upside to being a business celebrity.
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I’m so stoked to be back in the saddle!
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Two great entities don’t always fit together.
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[In July 2007] I have always had tremendous respect for Mr Del Vecchio as a partner and a competitor.
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Oakley’s technology and performance is one of the world’s best kept secrets…
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[In July 2007 on being acquired by the Luxottica Group] Oakley will continue to be Oakley…
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The market is the final judge [of] how good the idea actually is.
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Behind all the products delivered to the market are inventions wrapped in our art.
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[In 2006] My vision is to begin at the top. Re-write the books on a high-end camera.
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We have a big challenge ahead and we are excited about it.
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[In 2006] We recognize that we haven't accomplished anything until the camera ships to users.
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[In 2006 on the RED Camera.] We are building this camera because, as consumers ourselves, we can't find an option we like.
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Let’s do something that is daring and breakaway and challenges conventional thinking.
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Having a ranging distaste for mediocrity and a fierce devotion to innovation.
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I guess the proliferation of misinformation about what the DSLRs can and can’t do trigger a bit of frustration.
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[In 2003 on using effective word of mouth.] As much as I’d like to tell you that I knock on the front door of the big Department of Defense, to be honest, the side door and the back door… if you really want to provide product to the soldiers to give them a better tool to use in their profession, [that] is the more expedient method.
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Athletes who were performing knew that our products gave them a competitive advantage, that same philosophy transcended into our work with military, and just as when I see Lance Armstrong cranking through the Alps, demonstrating time and time again why we’re number one, I get the same if not more of a high when I hear of our guys kicking somebody’s butt overseas wearing our product… and if we can do more for the military, more for the government, I’m going to be a number one fan of doing that…
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In the competitive, commercial world, [if] we take 14 months to get a product to market, it’s outdated, somebody else has come out with something better, and nobody here is happy…
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The price discrepancy is marginal, the performance discrepancy is infinite.
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We spend millions of dollars on smart bombs and smart weapons, and yet we will put a distorted lens on a soldier and ask him why he missed [the target]… that’s where you save pennies and lose hundreds…
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[His working title at Oakley] Chief Mad Scientist.
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You design products that you like, and avoid being taken over by speculation of what you think the market is looking for.
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We isolate ourselves to stay away from ordinary thought or the state of the art as it currently exists.
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[In 2002] In Oakley’s twenty-seven-year history, I’ve learned that the best way to manage a company through difficult economic periods is to focus on the things we do best and position ourselves for the eventual recovery.
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[In March 1997] That we are cool or a fad is a misconception.
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We may be cool because of our dedication to making better solutions. I am truly proud that this is a great place where people can discover who they are and make the best of their talents.
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