“You can be so bad at so many things… and as long as you stay focused on how you’re providing value to your users and customers, and you have something that is unique and valuable… you get through all that stuff.” – Mark Zuckerberg
Entries Tagged as 'Quotes'
The problem with the Internet startup craze
August 24th, 2011 · 14 Comments · Quotes
“The problem with the Internet startup craze isn’t that too many people are starting companies; it’s that too many people aren’t sticking with it.” – Steve Jobs
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Vinod Khosla: "I was much more of a glorified recruiter."
October 7th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Quotes, Recruiting
Vinod Khosla at TechCrunch Disrupt: “I think the single, most important fact about doing a startup is being clear about your vision and not letting it get distorted by what pundits and experts tell you. “But the second most important thing is finding the right team. And that’s really, really hard, because people tend to [...]
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The only reason investors say ‘no’
March 16th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Quotes, Twitter
This is one of our most popular tweets ever. You never know which tweet will be popular. The tweet isn’t exactly true but it’s close enough for 140 characters. Exceptions and corrections welcome in the comments.
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Hey, have you heard of Twitter?
May 5th, 2009 · Comments Off · Quotes
Listen man, subscribe to our Twitter already. These brainiacs have: You’ve been served.
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Mike Maples: "My opinion is interesting, but irrelevant."
March 4th, 2009 · Comments Off · Quotes
Some recent highlights from our Twitter (RSS) and FriendFeed (RSS): Mike Maples From Mike’s lecture to Steve Blank’s customer development class at Berkeley: “The first mistake that I see people make when they approach us is, they don’t really have that big of an idea. The second mistake that I see them make is all [...]
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Paul Buchheit: "Consider spending less time talking, and more time prototyping"
January 29th, 2009 · Comments Off · Quotes
Some recent highlights from our Twitter (RSS) and FriendFeed (RSS): “Some of the ways I’ve learned to estimate whether a team will be successful is how high-impact their project is, but also 1) how quickly they can iterate and 2) how they react to feedback.” – Matt Cutts, Google “Firms should not pay high executive [...]
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Steve Jobs: "Apple is only its ideas"
December 26th, 2008 · Comments Off · Quotes
Some recent highlights from our profiles on Twitter and FriendFeed: “Morons! I know there’s nothing out there. That’s why I want to build the railroad!” – Dean Kamen, channeling J.P. Morgan “Balance is a bad word. Work-life balance: what does that mean? Don’t balance work and life — integrate them.” – Me “The truth is [...]
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Robert Heinlein: "Specialization is for insects"
November 21st, 2008 · Comments Off · Quotes
Here are the latest and greatest posts from Twitter (RSS) and FriendFeed (RSS). We use FriendFeed for the longer stuff and Twitter for the shorter stuff! On specialization in lean startups: “Specialization is for insects.” – Robert Heinlein “Break the ‘union mindset’ of specialization. Ask everyone to attack the bottleneck wherever it is.” – Bernie [...]
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Dharmesh Shah: "Write a blog, not a business plan"
November 8th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Quotes
We use Twitter (RSS) to share great quotes, brief thoughts, and links. If you like this blog, you’ll like our Twitter feed. Here are some of the latest and greatest tweets: Epic post on how to demo from Wufoo: How We Prepare a Demo. Startup compensation studies from 2008 and 2007 for IT and Life [...]
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