Archive for the 'Quote' Category

SORRY IS THE HARDEST WORD TO SAY

May 7, 2012

“As I told you on Friday, the board is reviewing the issue and I will provide whatever they need from me. In the meantime, I want you to know how deeply I regret how this issue has affected the company and all of you.”

Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson, expressing how sorry he is that he was caught lying on his résumé, AllThingsD, 7 May 2012

WE KEPT FORGETTING OUR MISSION STATEMENT, SO WE STORED IT ONLINE

May 3, 2012

“It’s almost like if you don’t pivot three or four times you’re doing it wrong.”

Evernote CEO Phil Libin, on parlaying a foolish consistency into a $1 billion valuation for his online-storage company, AllThingsD, 3 May 2012

REINVENTING THE THIEL

May 3, 2012

“If it’s been done before, you know, you’re not really an entrepreneur.”

PayPal cofounder turned Facebook backer Peter Thiel, on how one should avoid doing silly things like launching yet another online-payments startup or the umpteenth social network, Forbes, 29 April 2012

CONFIRMED BACHELOR

May 3, 2012

“Scott Thompson’s degree at Stonehill College was in bachelor science in accounting [sic]. There was an inadvertent error that stated Mr. Thompson also holds a degree in computer science.”

An unnamed Yahoo spokesperson, displaying the attention to detail that let false information about CEO Scott Thompson’s college degree get published in SEC filings in the first place, AllThingsD, 3 May 2012

BITE THE HAND THAT READS YOU

May 2, 2012

“The government should get out and shut down Tech City.”

British tech gadfly Milo Yiannopoulos, explaining that London’s startup district is so popular that nobody goes there anymore, International Business Times, 2 May 2012