Doing startups is all about making mistakes.
BIZ STONEDoing startups is all about making mistakes.
BIZ STONEPositive culture comes from being mindful, and respecting your coworkers, and being empathetic.
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 STONEI’ve probably overused this analogy of a flock of birds moving around an object in flight, but, in reality, it’s so simple, real time communication of individuals that allow for this super organism type of organism to happen.
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 STONEI’ve seen people twitter in haiku only.
BIZ STONEI think Twitter has brought something totally new to the table.
BIZ STONEA personal belief is that if you’re not personally invested in what you’re working on, you’ll fail.
BIZ STONEWillingness to take risks is the path to success.
BIZ STONEIn any leadership position, you’re always going to be disappointing somebody.
BIZ STONEThis idea that the open exchange of information can have a positive global impact is being proven over and over again around the world nearly on a daily basis – and for Secretary Clinton to recognize that, I think, is a huge step.
BIZ STONETiming, perseverance, and ten years of trying will eventually make you look like an overnight success.
BIZ STONELesson number one: opportunity can be manufactured.
BIZ STONEIf you make the opportunity. you’ll be the first in the position to take advantage of it.
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 STONESuccess isn´t guaranteed, but failure is certain if you aren´t truly emotionally invested in your work.
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