“Steve Jobs gave a small private presentation about the iTunes Music Store to some independent record label people. My favorite line of the day was when people kept raising their hand saying, "Does it do [x]?", "Do you plan to add [y]?". Finally Jobs said, "Wait wait - put your hands down. Listen: I know you have a thousand ideas for all the cool features iTunes could have. So do we. But we don't want a thousand features. That would be ugly. Innovation is not about saying yes to everything. It's about saying NO to all but the most crucial features.” PeopleKnowsWantDoeSaidIdeasHandsWould BeJobsWaitingLinesRecordsPlansThousandInnovationIndependentAddMy FavoriteUglyStoresLabelsFeaturesCrucialPresentationSaying NoSaying YesRecord LabelsItunes Author:Derek Sivers
“Americans understand that one of our great national strengths is innovation. Great innovators - Benjamin Franklin, Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, and others - are household names.” JobsNamesInnovationBillsGatesHouseholdFranklinInnovators Author:Robert Hormats
“If we want to make the best products, we also have to invest in the best ideas... Every dollar we invested to map the human genome returned $140 to our economy... Today, our scientists are mapping the human brain to unlock the answers to Alzheimer's... Now is not the time to gut these job-creating investments in science and innovation. Now is the time to reach a level of research and development not seen since the height of the Space Race.” IfsWantHumansIdeasTodayJobsSpaceAnswersLevelsRaceBrainEconomyProductsDevelopmentCreatingResearchScientistInnovationDollarsInvestmentHeightGutsMapsHuman BrainAlzheimerAlzheimer'sResearch And DevelopmentGenomeMappingSpace RaceEconomy Today Author:Barack Obama
“If we don't create private sector jobs and just - just creating public sector jobs, we're going nowhere. This is a bad game. You've got to have innovation. You've got to have tax policies that support innovation.” IfsJobsGamesSupportPolicyTaxesCreatingInnovationPrivate SectorPublic SectorBad Games Author:Jack Welch
“I come back to the science that is in it to reduce our dependence on foreign oil and climate change. It's about science, science, science and science, innovation, as we rebuild America, create jobs, invest in our people and turn this economy around.” PeopleJobsAmericaTurnsEconomyInnovationClimateClimate ChangeOilDependenceForeign Oil Author:Nancy Pelosi