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# controversy18 quotes

CONTROVERSY

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.

controversyimpactJeremy Stoppelman, Inc. Magazine interview, 2014

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.

controversyfailureVariety Report, 2018

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-modelcontroversyThe Verge Interview, 2022

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.

controversycopyrightCNBC Interview, 2023

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.

controversygovernanceStatement, 2022

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.

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.

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.

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

I don't debate the poor.

The Kushner name brought attention. The product kept customers.

715,000 documents were stolen. The story they tell is incomplete and misleading.

controversydefenseLegal statement, 2020

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

controversydefensePublic statement, 2020

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

controversylegacyStatement, 2020

Ye sab doglapan hai. Hypocrisy is the default setting in Indian business. I just said it out loud.

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

compensationcontroversyNew York Times profile, 2009

I remain convinced that the Super League project is the right one for the future of European football.

controversyeuropeItalian Newspaper Interview, 2021

We'll never change the name. It's that simple. NEVER — you can use caps.

brandingcontroversyUSA Today, May 2013, 2013