Chris Hurtado

“These are the bozos. They are graspers and self-promoters, shameless resume padders, people who describe themselves as “product marketing professionals,” “growth hackers,” “creative rockstar interns,” and “public speakers.”
― Dan Lyons, Disrupted: My Misadventure in the Start-Up Bubble

“But Silicon Valley has a dark side. To be sure, there are plenty of shiny, happy people working in tech. But this is also a world where wealth is distributed unevenly and benefits accrue mostly to investors and founders, who have rigged the game in their favor.”
― Dan Lyons, Disrupted: My Misadventure in the Start-Up Bubble

“Apple CEO Steve Jobs used to talk about a phenomenon called a “bozo explosion,” by which a company’s mediocre early hires rise up through the ranks and end up running departments. The bozos now must hire other people, and of course they prefer to hire bozos.”
― Dan Lyons, Disrupted: My Misadventure in the Start-Up Bubble

“When you are not practicing, remember, someone somewhere is practicing, and when you meet him he will win.”
― Ryan Holiday, Ego Is the Enemy