Even the simplest tools can empower people to do great things.
BIZ STONEEven the simplest tools can empower people to do great things.
BIZ STONEI’m curious about writing in the age of online publishing. Because nobody cares about good writing online.
BIZ STONEI thought I was going to stay at Google, because it was a great place to work.
BIZ STONEThe most rewarding thing for me has been this affirmation for me that people are basically good and smart, and if you give them a simple tool that allows them to exhibit that behavior, they’ll prove it to you every single day.
BIZ STONEI mean, if you were going to say that now, it doesn’t sound like a great idea, because there are other ways you can distribute the news.
BIZ STONEIn order to succeed spectacularly you have to be willing to fail spectacularly.
BIZ STONEYou can shut down a service, and yet people will find ways to communicate.
BIZ STONEPeople first. Technology second.
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 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.
BIZ STONEWhen I studied graphic design, I learned a valuable lesson: There’s no perfect answer to the puzzle, and creativity is a renewable resource.
BIZ STONEIn any leadership position, you’re always going to be disappointing somebody.
BIZ STONEI never even graduated college. I never finished learning, as it were, and I have a psychological need to be in a learning environment at all times.
BIZ STONECreativity is an infinitely renewable resource – you are not going to run out of it – so don’t be afraid to use it.
BIZ STONEEven though running is physically straining, it’s mentally refreshing. Especially when you feel like you’ve accomplished something.
BIZ STONEI was writing and developing software for alumnae to be able to connect and communicate.
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