They picked my jacket and when the art director got back to Boston, he wanted to know who designed it and I said, “Me.” He was like, “The box guy?”
BIZ STONEThey picked my jacket and when the art director got back to Boston, he wanted to know who designed it and I said, “Me.” He was like, “The box guy?”
BIZ STONEExperience and curiosity drive us to make unexpected, offbeat connections. It is these nonlinear steps that often lead to the greatest work.
BIZ STONESo I taught myself web design, and then in 1999 some friends of mine decided to start a company called Xanga.com, which was a very early kind of social network slash blogging community.
BIZ STONEIf you make the opportunity. you’ll be the first in the position to take advantage of it.
BIZ STONEDoing startups is all about making mistakes.
BIZ STONEI think Twitter has brought something totally new to the table.
BIZ STONEI haven’t been paying attention to politics long enough to have really smart opinions.
BIZ STONECreativity is a renewable resource.
BIZ STONEI’ve seen people twitter in haiku only.
BIZ STONEYou can shut down a service, and yet people will find ways to communicate.
BIZ STONEYou curate information that you want to receive. It’s a lot different because I’m not asking you if it’s okay, I’m just saying I’m following your updates. That’s why I don’t think of Twitter as a social network.
BIZ STONEYou can be hyperconnected, then you can take a break for a couple days and it’s fine.
BIZ STONEWhat if the New York Times gave out free, cheap Kindles to everyone and said this is how we’re doing it now. You know? Maybe that’s a way to go.
BIZ STONEPeople first. Technology second.
BIZ STONEWhen you think about Twitter, there are people all around the world reporting twenty-four seven, every second. They’re reporting what they’re seeing and what’s happening around them. So there’s a lot of potential for breaking news.
BIZ STONEThe reason I really started running was for meditative purposes. I would pick some problem to have in my head while running.
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