Michael Dell

Dell describes the process of self-disruption at Dell, Inc. He explains how the company examines its internal processes and constantly considers recreating ways to do ...

Michael Dell, CEO and founder of Dell, Inc., describes how the idea for Dell, Inc. originated. Dell was fascinated by the emerging field of the ...

Dell explains the culture and dynamics of Dell, Inc. during its early years. The company was run by hardworking, versatile people who were action-orientated and ...

Dell cautions against forming very close friendships in a company. He believes this blinds entrepreneurs from objectively assessing the work-environment of the company. At the ...

Dell talks about how he setup a board of directors to raise capital for Dell, Inc. After initial talks with investors at Goldman Sachs, he ...

Dell describes what he looks for his board of directors to do in a business that changes rapidly. He requires each director to select and ...

In 1989, following the year when Dell, Inc. went public, Dell explains how the company had a large problem with inventory management. As a result, the ...

Dell talks about some of the reasons behind Dell, Inc. going public. The transition was done primarily to raise more capital, attract more people, and ...

Michael Dell, Founder of Dell, Inc., describes three critical inflection points in the business model of his global enterprise. During the early stages of the ...

Dell describes the PC industry today as a jump ball environment where no company can stay in a strong position for long. The development of ...

Dell explains where he would look to start a new company. According to him, there are many companies that are slow to innovate. He would ...

To implement processes at Dell, Inc., the company studied what other corporations were doing and came up with a unique set of processes that complemented ...

To reach out to customers, Dell describes how Dell, Inc. has created blog sites, an idea-generation forum called Idea Storm, and translations of its sites ...

During its inception, Dell explains how the computer industry was run by engineers. Over a thirty-year period however, customers began to have an important role ...

To overcome the flawed model of the early PC industry (which benefited only PC companies, not consumers) Dell talks about how his company made the ...

Innovation is a process, not a thing, says Dell. At Dell, Inc. the company works to find the right mix between solving the needs of ...

Dell explains how process is critical for organizing large numbers of people in a company, particular if it has grown rapidly. As part of its ...