“People ask me all the time: 'What is it like to be a woman at Google?' I'm not a woman at Google, I'm a geek at Google. And being a geek is just great. I'm a geek, I like to code, I even like to use spreadsheets when I cook.” PeopleUseAsksCooksCodeAsk MeGoogleStemGeek Author:Marissa Mayer
“It is wonderful to work in an environment with a lot of smart people. It challenges you to think and work on a different level. If you play with better players, you learn a lot: perspectives, intellectual arguments, new ways of thinking about things.” PeopleIfsThinkingWayDifferentPlayChallengesLevelsEnvironmentPlayerWonderfulPerspectiveIntellectualSmartArgumentNew WaysWay Of ThinkingSmart PeopleDifferent LevelsNew Ways Of Thinking Author:Marissa Mayer
“People are more productive when they're alone, but they're more collaborative and innovative when they're together.” PeopleTogetherProductiveInnovative Author:Marissa Mayer
“Geeks are people who love something so much that all the details matter.” PeopleMatterDetailsGeek Author:Marissa Mayer
“When people think about computer science, they imagine people with pocket protectors and thick glasses who code all night.” PeopleThinkingNightImagineComputerGlassesCodePocketsThickAll NightComputer ScienceProtector Author:Marissa Mayer
“Employees, especially young people, want more than a paycheck.” PeopleWantYoungEmployeePaychecks Author:Marissa Mayer
“It's really wonderful to work in an environment with a lot of smart people.” PeopleEnvironmentWonderfulSmartSmart People Author:Marissa Mayer
“I definitely think what drives technology companies is the people; because in a technology company it's always about what are you going to do next.” PeopleThinkingNextCompanyTechnology Author:Marissa Mayer
“For many people, Google is the most important tool on the Web.” PeopleImportantToolsGoogle Author:Marissa Mayer
“I think it’s very comforting for people to put me in a box. ‘Oh, she’s a fluffy girlie girl who likes clothes and cupcakes. Oh, but wait, she is spending her weekends doing hardware electronics.’” PeopleThinkingGirlWaitingClothesBoxesSpendingLikesWeekendComfortingHardwareElectronicsCupcakesFluffy Author:Marissa Mayer
“I realized in all the cases where I was happy with the decision I made, there were two common threads: Surround myself with the smartest people who challenge you to think about things in new ways, and do something you are not ready to do so you can learn the most.” PeopleThinkingWayMadeTwoChallengesDecisionCommonCasesReadyI RealizedSurroundThreadNew WaysNot ReadyCommon Threads Author:Marissa Mayer
“This is one of my favorites. People think of creativity as this sort of unbridled thing, but engineers thrive on constraints. They love to think their way out of that little box: 'We know you said it was impossible, but we're going to do this, this, and that to get us there.'” PeopleThinkingKnowsWayLittlesSaidCreativityImpossibleBoxesThriveEngineersConstraints Author:Marissa Mayer
“Really in technology, it's about the people, getting the best people, retaining them, nurturing a creative environment and helping to find a way to innovate.” PeopleWayHelpingTechnologyCreativeEnvironmentNurturingRetaining Author:Marissa Mayer
