Dick Costolo quotes
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“Once in a rare while, somebody comes along who doesn't just raise the bar, they create an entirely new standard of measurement.”
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“Believe that if you make courageous choices and bet on yourself and put yourself out there, that you will have an impact, as a result of what you do. And you don't need to know now what that would be or how will it happen because no one ever does.”
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“The key is to just get on the bike, and the key to getting on the bike… is to stop thinking about ‘there are a bunch of reasons I might fall off’ and just hop on and peddle the damned thing. You can pick up a map, a tire pump, and better footwear along the way.”
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“Managing by trying to be liked is the path to ruin.”
-- Dick CostoloSource : "Reasons to be optimistic about TechCrunch" by Caleb Garling and Benny Evangelista, www.sfgate.com. September 09, 2013.
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“The way you build trust with your people is by being forthright and clear with them from day one. You may think people are fooled when you tell them what they want to hear. They are not fooled.”
-- Dick CostoloSource : "3 Key Leadership Tips From Twitter CEO Dick Costolo". TechCrunch's Disrupt, mashable.com. September 10, 2013.
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“Twitter brings you closer. I mean, we see this over and over again from our users. It brings them closer to the action. It brings them closer to their heroes.”
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“Authenticity is absolutely the key to a great tweet.”
-- Dick CostoloSource : "Twitter CEO: 'Authenticity' is 'key to a great tweet'" by Eun Kyung Kim, www.today.com. December 6, 2013.
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“People have Plato's form in their mind of what a leader is, or what a C.E.O. is, and it is a bunch of elements that I really don't conform to at all. I've given this a lot of thought, and I came to the conclusion that I don't care.”
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“If there's ever an example of the importance of making bold bets and focusing on what you love, it's Twitter.”
-- Dick CostoloSource : Dick Costolo's Commencement Address at University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan, www.c-span.org. May 4, 2013.
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“I was in Shanghai recently, where Twitter is blocked, and yet there were ads and billboards across town with hashtags on them.”
-- Dick CostoloSource : "Twitter CEO Hopes To Attract Users By Clearing The Clutter". "All Things Considered" with Melissa Block and Robert Siegel, nhpr.org. May 2, 2014.
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“As you get ready to walk out under the bright lights of the improvisational stage of the rest of your life be bold. Don't always worry about what your next line is going to be.”
-- Dick CostoloSource : "Twitter CEO Dick Costolo tells University of Michigan graduates: 'Be bold'". Dick Costolo's keynote speech to the graduates at the University of Michigan, www.annarbor.com. May 4, 2013.
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“When I was your age, we didn’t have the Internet in our pants. We didn’t even have the Internet not in our pants. That’s how bad it was. I know I sound like my grandfather right now. We didn’t have teeth! There were no questions marks, we just had words! What was I talking about? The Internet…Not only can you not plan the impact you’re going to have, you often won’t recognize it when you’re having it…”
-- Dick CostoloSource : Dick Costolo's Commencement Address at University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan, www.c-span.org. May 4, 2013.
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“Don't always worry what your next line is going to be.”
-- Dick Costolo -
“When I was your age, we didn't have the Internet in our pants. We didn't even have the Internet not in our pants. That's how bad it was.”
-- Dick CostoloSource : Dick Costolo's Commencement Address at University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan, www.c-span.org. May 4, 2013.
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“There is no script. Live your life. Soak it all in.”
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“Not only can you not plan the impact you're going to have, you often won't recognize it when you're having it.”
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“Apple is our mentor, Facebook is our enemy.”
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“When you are doing what you love to do, you become resilient.”
-- Dick CostoloSource : Dick Costolo's Commencement Address at University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan, www.c-span.org. May 4, 2013.
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“Believe that if you make courageous choices, and bet on yourself, then you will have an impact.”
-- Dick Costolo -
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“Don't always worry about what your next line is supposed to be. There is no script. Live your life. Be in this moment.”
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“That’s just silly. Closing a global business in reaction to single-issue national politics is foolish.”
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“The Internet destroyed most of the barriers to publication. The cost of being a publisher dropped to almost zero with two interesting immediate results: anybody can publish, and more importantly, you can publish whatever you want.”
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“When youre doing what you love to do, you become resilient. You create a habit of taking chances on yourself. If you do whats expected of you, and things go poorly, you will look to external sources for what to do next, because that will be your habit. You will be standing there frozen. If you are just filling a role, you will be blindsided.”
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