Kevin O'Leary Gets Real About Why You Must Be Ruthless in Business | Inc.

This guy does not mince words. Very direct and no BS. We need more people like him.

Rules for a successful pitch: -10:45 communicate idea in 90 seconds or less -11:20 why you are the right people to execute the idea (10 mins) -12:00 know the numbers

“Vision is easy, execution is hard”

He is absolutely right about putting the business first. Keeping a struggling family member or friend as an employee demoralized other employees and creates a cancerous situation in the company.

I'm impressed with Kevin O'Leary communication skills. He is fantastic to make his points come across.

"The people that follow you into dark places must trust you and you must trust yourself."

I could not agree more with Mr O'Leary with his statement that the "moment you realize it's not going to work out" is the moment you should take action (fire/move/etc) with an employee. I stayed at a big company for over 11 years, innovating and building, and didn't realize that my Director and last Supervisor saw no future for me within probably the 1st year in the department. Had they been honest and forthright right away I would have found a different job, possibly sold my house and moved. Instead, the housing crash of 2008 caused my house to drop to 1/2 what I owed, and my well-being ultimately took a life-altering hit. I was financially stuck and sadly stayed with the company for several more years. He was spot on that managers such as these are weak. Always be honest and forthright, but remain compassionate too.

I am so ruthless at business i fired myself.

"You don't want bad karma in business" 👏

Kevin is definitely a great mentor. He’s been through the trenches and speaks from pure experience. Love it.

"I would give money to a turtle if I could get a return from him" Haha wise words Kevin..

"Having a vision is easy, executing that vision is hard" Damn good one Mr.Wonderful

Don't mix friendships with business.

“I make sure that we do everything that we can to find them another job”. People like this man are bound to remain successful in life.

Kevin is a master businessman ..funny thing people are truly overlooking..if you ARE already working with him ..he is one of nicest human beings on this planet..(never had the priviledge to work with him in person but Im positive this perception is accurate) he is a truly valuable asset to anyone he is around..the truth

I love the way he talks. I wish my professors could lecture like him.

I love hearing successful ppl talk

The world needs more people like Mr. OLeary. Friends are friends and business is business.

Successful people don't become that way overnight. What most people see at a glance wealth, a great career, purpose is the result of hard work and hustle over time. pray that anyone who reads this will be successful in life.

33 years in business, I totally understand this. No matter how I tried, I couldn't explain this to my employees.