Constraint inspires creativity
BIZ STONEEven though running is physically straining, it’s mentally refreshing. Especially when you feel like you’ve accomplished something.
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The thing that excites me, and the thing that excited me about Twitter, is the idea of a flock of birds moving around an object in flight.
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Timing, perseverance, and ten years of trying will eventually make you look like an overnight success.
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I think you have something really great with all those stories waiting to be told, but I just don’t know how it shapes up exactly. I don’t think there are going to be a lot of newspaper reporters sitting around not writing.
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You 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.
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You have to have an emotional investment in what you’re doing. If you don’t love what you’re doing, failure is pretty much guaranteed.
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We didn’t have anything before Twitter that allowed a group of people roaming around a city to communicate instantly, in real time, and in a coordinated way, in a group.
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I knew Mac pretty well. I’d used them when I was younger.
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The two things I use the most are the MacBook Air and my iPhone. Those are my two most-used gadgets that are dented, scratched and smashed.
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Doing startups is all about making mistakes.
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The normal press cycle is to put a company on a pedestal and then knock it down. It’s much more interesting that way.
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Both my wife and I have a lot of compassion for animals in general.
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Understand that you dont have all the answers, you just have to start somewhere and keep an open mind.
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You don’t have to spend the entire day hunched over your computer consuming this information.
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What 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.
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I think Twitter has brought something totally new to the table.
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