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# controversy — 17 quotes

CONTROVERSY

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Every small business owner either loves Yelp or wants to burn it to the ground. There's no middle ground. That kind of emotional reaction means we actually matter.

controversyimpact— Jeremy Stoppelman, Inc. Magazine interview, 2014
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I told a conference that we tracked where users drove after the movie. The privacy backlash was immediate. I misspoke. But at that point, we were making a new mistake every week.

controversyfailure— Variety Report, 2018
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We charge a subscription for insights. People were furious at first. But the hardware is the sensor. The software is the product. Without the subscription, we'd just be selling a dumb ring.

business-modelcontroversy— The Verge Interview, 2022
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Getty Images sued us for using their photos to train Stable Diffusion without permission. Artists were furious. I understand why. But AI training on public data is how every model works. We just got caught in the crossfire first.

controversycopyright— CNBC Interview, 2023
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They fired me over alleged financial irregularities. I deny every accusation. But the company is dead now and the truth is somewhere in between what anyone is saying publicly.

controversygovernance— Statement, 2022
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I get hate mail every day from men who are angry that I teach women about money. That tells me I'm doing something right. Comfort zones and wealth don't overlap.

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We got sued by the Swedish dairy industry for saying oat milk is better than cow milk. We turned the lawsuit into a marketing campaign. They lost twice.

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An audit is coming. We have said this many times. The reserves are there. The skeptics will have to find something else to worry about.

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I would have raised the price higher. That's probably what I would have done. I think health care prices are inelastic.

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I don't debate the poor.

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The Kushner name brought attention. The product kept customers.

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I built my businesses through hard work and entrepreneurship, like any other businessperson.

controversydefense— Public statement, 2020
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Being Africa's richest woman was a title I earned. Having it taken away by leaked documents doesn't change what I built.

controversylegacy— Statement, 2020
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715,000 documents were stolen. The story they tell is incomplete and misleading.

controversydefense— Legal statement, 2020
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Ye sab doglapan hai. Hypocrisy is the default setting in Indian business. I just said it out loud.

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The bonus was in my contract. I earned it. The political optics were someone else’s problem.

compensationcontroversy— New York Times profile, 2009
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We'll never change the name. It's that simple. NEVER — you can use caps.

brandingcontroversy— USA Today, May 2013, 2013