Dennis Crowley Quotes

Foursquare makes maps special. We take maps that are blank and put dots on them to help you figure out what to do.

If there's something you want to build, but the tech isn't there yet, just find the closest possible way to make it happen.

Don't let people tell you your ideas won't work.

Stop sketching and start building.

Don't let people tell you your ideas won't work. If you're passionate about an idea that's stuck in your head, find a way to build it so you can prove to yourself that it doesn't work.

Forget about where you want to be and go out and build stuff. Dodgeball came from being bored at work... things happen because you make them happen. Stop sketching, and start building.

People can copy what you've done, but they can't copy what you still want to do.

Build something that fixes something people are having a problem with, and you're lined up for great things.

What we're starting to see is that the best apps tend to be the simplest, the easiest to use and the fastest to use.

Building a product is easy. But building the company that builds the product is hard.

Stop sketching. Start building.

I'm obsessed with the idea of social TV.

I keep a notebook in my pocket, and I write down all the stuff we could ever do with Foursquare.

I used to snowboard 30 days a year. Now its down to eight.

I learned early on not to feel badly about reaching out for help, and not to feel embarrassed about saying that you're in over your head.

One of the biggest hurdles about Foursquare is you need to remember to use it.

I'm still a really shitty programmer, but I know enough to hack a prototype together.

Don't let other people distract what you're doing. There's always haters.