Dell CEO Michael Dell, biggest contributor to Trump Accounts, advice to businesses on what never to ask other people
Michael Dell, the founder and CEO of Dell Technologies and one of the biggest contributors to the Trump Accounts initiative, has a simple piece of advice for entrepreneurs and business leaders: don’t ask other people whether your big idea is a good one. Speaking in an interview with Fortune, Dell said that breakthrough businesses are often built on ideas that others initially dismiss. According to the billionaire executive, entrepreneurs should focus on creating something unique and differentiated instead of seeking validation from people who may not share their vision. His point is that most people will dismiss anything unfamiliar, so he says to trust your own instincts about whether a product or business will succeed over the long run. Fortune has revisited his advice now that his company is valued at $302 billion as of October 30. Dell also told Fortune that to make it big, an idea has to be unique, and differentiated from anything others are doing.
