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“Talent is what drives technology companies.”

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Marissa Mayer is an American engineer and businesswoman, best known for her role as the CEO of Yahoo! from 2012 to 2017. She has a background in computer science and has made significant contributions to the tech industry. more

“Theres no such thing as Flickr Pro because today, with cameras as pervasive as they are, theres no such thing, really, as professional photographers when theres everything thats professional photographers. Certainly theres varying levels of skills but we didnt want to have a Flickr Pro anymore. We wanted everyone to have professional quality photo space and sharing.”

Want Today Wanted Space Levels Quality Skills Cameras Photographer Flickr Professional Photographer

Author:Marissa Mayer

“I just wanted laughs - that's really what I was after.”

Wanted Laughing

Author:Larry David

“Do what you love and the rest will come.”

What You Love

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“Build something that fixes something people are having a problem with, and you're lined up for great things.”

People Problem Great Things

Author:Dennis Crowley

“Building a product is easy. But building the company that builds the product is hard.”

Hard Easy Company Building Products

Author:Dennis Crowley

“Stop sketching and start building.”

Building Sketching

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“I learned early on not to feel badly about reaching out for help, and not to feel embarrassed about saying that you're in over your head.”

Feels Helping Reaching Over You Reach Out Embarrassed

Author:Dennis Crowley

“What we're starting to see is that the best apps tend to be the simplest, the easiest to use and the fastest to use.”

Use Starting Simplest Apps

Author:Dennis Crowley

“For every new feature we add, we take an old one out. A lot of big sites don’t do that, and it’s a problem. Twitter started as a beautifully simple product, but it’s now going the same route as Facebook. The drive to innovate can overencumber and destroy a product.”

Problem Bigs Simple Products Add Features Site Routes

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“I want to build something I’d be happy to be employed by 10 years out.”

Want Years Employed

Author:David Karp

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