“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
“I don't believe in balance, not in the classic way.” WayBelieveBalanceDon't BelieveClassic Author:Marissa Mayer
“You can be good at technology and like fashion and art. You can be good at technology and be a jock. You can be good at technology and be a mom. You can do it your way, on your terms.” WayArtTermCan DoTechnologyFashionMomBe GoodYou Can Do ItJocksFashion And Art Author:Marissa Mayer
“The Googly thing is to launch products early on Google Labs and then iterate, learning what the market wants - and making it great. The beauty of experimenting in this way is that you never get too far from what the market wants. The market pulls you back.” WayWantProductsGoogleLabs 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
“New beginnings – professional, personal, or come what may – are always uncomfortable, but being open to them is the only way to grow. In the end, we are all capable of so much more than we think.” ThinkingWayMayEndsGrowsCapableUncomfortableNew Beginnings Author:Marissa Mayer
“The prime reason the Google homepage is so bare is due to the fact that the founders didn't know HTML and just wanted a quick interface. In fact, it was noted that the SUBMIT button was a long time coming and hitting the RETURN key was the only way to burst Google into life.” KnowsWayLongReasonFactsWantedKeysReturnInternetLong TimeDuesPrimeSubmitHittingFoundersButtonsGoogleInterfacesHtml 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
