John McKinley Quotations

People were obsessively focused on one thing - to pay the least they could per trade.

But when the market got dicey, we knew investors would need help in making decisions.

It became apparent to us that it is a lot easier to provide great technology - as our competitors did - than to replicate a great consultative, advice-giving, advisory force, which Merrill had.

We are looking for development partners, people to work alongside us, which will accelerate our actually getting licences, the technology into product, into the markets.

Ultimately, you get to a point where you want to take the next hill. I really wanted to get back to a role in a technology organization.

What people want is a seamless Web experience.

AOL is one of the only companies that have ever delivered rich, managed content to the retail consumer profitably.

Data-related mobile technologies are on the cusp of mainstream adoption. We see it every day in the explosive growth of our AOL Instant Messenger traffic.

Data-related mobile technologies are on the cusp of mainstream adoption, ... We see it every day in the explosive growth of our AOL Instant Messenger traffic.

Data-related mobile technologies are on the cusp of mainstream adoption, ... The wireless industry is focused on bringing additional rich media experiences and a new generation of interactive services to the mobile consumer, and we are committed to being a leader in that arena.

Innovation is not the exclusive province of New Economy companies.

Technology has been, and always will be, my one true passion professionally.

You want to find a place where, because of your skills, you can make an impact.

Positioning the brand and regaining trust are all smart things for us to do and those are the litmus tests for any decisions we make.

The most essential thing for us was to get the business model right, then put the world-class technology under it to support it. At Merrill, that meant not doing what people expected.