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""Kemal had been born into an age in which tyrannical reaction had arrested a process of liberal advancement."" — Feb 22, 2019 12:48PM
""Kemal had been born into an age in which tyrannical reaction had arrested a process of liberal advancement."" — Feb 22, 2019 12:48PM
“You don’t get rewarded for creating great technology, not anymore,” says a friend of mine who has worked in tech since the 1980s, a former investment banker who now advises start-ups. “It’s all about the business model. The market pays you to have a company that scales quickly. It’s all about getting big fast. Don’t be profitable, just get big.”
― Disrupted: My Misadventure in the Start-Up Bubble
― Disrupted: My Misadventure in the Start-Up Bubble
“Training takes place in a tiny room, where for two weeks I sit shoulder to shoulder with twenty other new recruits, listening to pep talks that start to sound like the brainwashing you get when you join a cult. It’s amazing, and hilarious. It’s everything I ever imagined might take place inside a tech company, only even better.”
― Disrupted: My Misadventure in the Start-Up Bubble
― Disrupted: My Misadventure in the Start-Up Bubble
“If you can’t dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with bullshit” seems like the motto not just for Chopra but for the entire conference. Benioff and his philanthropy, the dry ice and fog machines, the concerts and comedians: None of this has anything to do with software or technology. It’s a show, created to entertain people, boost sales, and fluff a stock price.”
― Disrupted: My Misadventure in the Start-Up Bubble
― Disrupted: My Misadventure in the Start-Up Bubble
“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.”
― Disrupted: My Misadventure in the Start-Up Bubble
― Disrupted: My Misadventure in the Start-Up Bubble
“Censorship is the tool of those who have the need to hide actualities from themselves and from others. Their fear is only their inability to face what is real, and I can't vent any anger against them. I only feel this appalling sadness. Somewhere, in their upbringing, they were shielded against the total facts of our existence. They were only taught to look one way when many ways exist.”
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