THE WORLD IN THE PALM OF HIS HAND

“We could make it work as a stand-alone business, or it might turn out that there are other companies that would find us valuable. The future is rosy.”

Foursquare founder Dennis Crowley, who’s talked away at least two potential investors in his attempts to make money from his online check-in service, New York magazine, 18 April 2010

LOCATING THE CHOIR, THEN PREACHING TO THEM

“[SXSW] is a four-day event in which everyone who already knows about both those products is already down there. It’s a ton of fun, meeting all the people who have [been] pitching for you and supporting your stuff.”

Foursquare founder Dennis Crowley, admitting that his company’s marketing push against rival geolocation service Gowalla at the South By Southwest Conference in Austin reaches no new customers, Fortune.com, 12 March 2010