black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

Success isn´t guaranteed, but failure is certain if you aren´t truly emotionally invested in your work.

Biz Stone

I think before Twitter people didn’t think that way, not in any sort of meaningful or specific way, so what I’m trying to say, if we’re trying a bunch of stuff, a lot of cool and great social stuff, a lot of platform stuff, then some of it will stick, and some of it will be junked over.
BIZ STONE

Meaningful Over Phone Social Thinking
We actually created Twitter and Odeo at the same time. When we realized we didn’t really want to be running Odeo anymore we looked around for anyone who wanted to buy Odeo, but not acquire us as a technology. But people aren’t as interested in that.
BIZ STONE

People Running Technology
Even though running is physically straining, it’s mentally refreshing. Especially when you feel like you’ve accomplished something.
BIZ STONE

Like Refreshing Running You
Constraint inspires creativity
BIZ STONE

Constraints Creativity Inspire
If people are passionate about your product, whether it’s because they’re hating or loving it, those are both good scenarios.
BIZ STONE

Hate Passionate People Product Scenario
When 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 STONE

Breaking News People Thinking Twenties
Inventing your dream is the first and biggest step toward making it come true.
BIZ STONE

Dream Firsts Steps
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.
BIZ STONE

Around Cities Communicate Real Roaming
People first. Technology second.
BIZ STONE

Firsts People Technology
Lesson number one: opportunity can be manufactured.
BIZ STONE

Fall Graduation Inspirational
You don’t have to spend the entire day hunched over your computer consuming this information.
BIZ STONE

Better Over You Simple
We hired a CSR person at Twitter, years before we hired our first sales person, to make sure we had a culture and impact of doing good.
BIZ STONE

Impact Person Sales Years
I don’t think of Twitter as a social network. I think of it as a messaging system that has a lot of social components to it.
BIZ STONE

Network Social Thinking
Creativity comes from constraint.
BIZ STONE

Business Creativity Entrepreneurship
We can break news really fast. When an earthquake happens, there are people Twittering about it.
BIZ STONE

Earthquakes News People
I was writing and developing software for alumnae to be able to connect and communicate.
BIZ STONE

Able Software Writing

Success isn´t guaranteed, but failure is certain if you aren´t truly emotionally invested in your work.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

Success isn´t guaranteed, but failure is certain if you aren´t truly emotionally invested in your work.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Biz Stone Quotes