Pete Cashmore Quotes

I find it best to dive right in and learn the hard way.

We are really competing against ourselves, we have no control over how other people perform.

Privacy is dead, and social media holds the smoking gun.

We're living at a time when attention is the new currency. Those who insert themselves into as many channels as possible look set to capture the most value.

We're living at a time when attention is the new currency.

Always, in your career and personal life, be evolving with technology.

Talk to people no one else is talking to.

What I’m interested in are tools that can assist people to do the things they’re really good at.

Execution really shapes whether your company takes off or not.

I don't have any personal challenges about throwing away the past. If you're not changing, you're giving others a chance to catch up.

I think you’re going to see tech bringing efficiencies to businesses that aren’t pure tech.

I don't have a TV or watch movies. I don't like to be broadcast to, I want to participate.

I kept my age quiet for a good few years. I didn't see it as a positive. I worked remotely, so I just didn't tell people.

You just want to be judged against everyone fairly.

You have a responsibility when you have a large community.

If it doesn't come through the Internet, it's not really compelling to me.

We have this revolution that's happening in our lifetime. The Information Revolution is changing absolutely every industry and every part of life and society and behavior.

The more people you know from different backgrounds, the more tolerant you feel of different ways of living, and the closer you feel to the issues that those people have.

Now, two things happen. One is, people know people, whether that's on Facebook or Twitter. They feel closer to the event. Secondly, people see other people doing something about it.

My dad is good at sticking with stuff and he has a strong work ethic, which is imbued in me. Growing up, he would constantly ask what I was doing and was I achieving anything.

That's really been my passion: to communicate to a broad audience why the technology matters for you.

We are all more connected than ever. That connectivity builds tolerance.