“Our theory is, if you need the user to tell you what you're selling, then you don't know what you're selling, and it's probably not going to be a good experience.” IfsKnowsNeedsTheorySellingUsersGood Experiences 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
“I’ve come to realize that being a mother makes me a better executive, because motherhood forces prioritization. Being a mom gives you so much more clarity on what is important.” GivingImportantMotherForceRealizingMomMotherhoodClarityExecutivesBeing A MomBeing A MotherPrioritization Author:Marissa Mayer
“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.” WantTodayWantedSpaceLevelsQualitySkillsCamerasPhotographerFlickrProfessional Photographer Author:Marissa Mayer
“Build something that fixes something people are having a problem with, and you're lined up for great things.” PeopleProblemGreat Things Author:Dennis Crowley
“Building a product is easy. But building the company that builds the product is hard.” HardEasyCompanyBuildingProducts Author:Dennis Crowley