Erik Brynjolfsson Quotes

We can provide beta software to our developers in advance of the general public. We can easily link up with external partners, customers, and suppliers.

We need to focus on the speed with which local governments can work with businesses.

I have about two or three people, we don't have an office, we don't even have a dedicated phone line. We do it out of our own homes, and we make it work.

If you look at the story of 'The Get Down,' it's the story of young people, unknowns thrown together by their resources, trying to create something.

It was always hard to make films in Greece, but making them with friends made it possible.

What is happening with automation and globalization, that's not going away.

I'm talking about some real subjects and issues in my standup. I'm attempting to make a point about technology and how it's changing our society and our lives, and our addiction to social media, and how it affects marriages and relationships.

One of the secret benefits of using remote workers is that the work itself becomes the yardstick to judge someone's performance.

Philanthropy is all about sharing. If there's an opportunity to collaborate, we will. Collaborating just for finance is pointless. It has to be like a business collaboration.

It's a big thing, our relationship with ITV.

The biggest thing Rick Rubin taught me is that you don't get any extra credit by doing everything yourself.

Be known as a great resource. Are you an Excel genius? An expert on local restaurants? Fabulous at proofreading? Go beyond your job description by being an open resource for others in the company who could benefit from your talents. I believe that paying it forward will serve you well one way or another in the future.

I'm a big believer in bringing in other creative minds; I do it in my commercial work.

As of myself, I work with Heineken, who is a huge sponsor that enables us to get inside a kind of market that would be very hard to get into without its help.

Steve took my counsel on everything. He appreciated that I loved business and let me do that end of it. We complemented each other and had a natural, fun competitiveness.

The surprising question we get is, 'How many people telecommute at Google?' And our answer is, 'As few as possible.'

Speaking personally, as a first-time female founder, I would not be where I am today without an incredible network of fellow founders who have shared their challenges, advice, and hacks with me.

We have to build further on the collaboration with business and labor to restore confidence and prevent an investment downgrade.

I say it's easier to write for other people than write for myself.

I write longhand; I make changes longhand, and I have an assistant who types it up. She lives 70 yards away. Every afternoon, I have a case I leave out on the porch, and she brings it back the next morning.

The beauty of being co-founders with your spouse is that we run our business and family together.

I was fortunate to have my business partner of many years - Hemal Thakkar - who helped a great deal in production under our banner, Playtime Creation.

The best way to avoid bureaucracy is to have small teams who are empowered to make decisions and get their work done.

Leesa has been a partner of mine since I left the NFL and started doing this Internet business. They've been a company that has supported everything that I have going on.

Lots of people have plenty of ideas; lots of people have plenty of money, but in the end, if you want to turn that money into profit, you have to do it through others.