What drives me is the prospect of turning an obstacle into a business opportunity, and then growing that into something lasting and rewarding.

Everyone told me you can't build a major tech company in Canada. There just aren't enough investors or engineers or top-level managers. Each day, I'm driven to prove them wrong.

Social media is the most disruptive form of communication humankind has seen since the last disruptive form of communications, email.

For everybody in their busy lives, you need to invest in sharpening your tools, and you need to invest in longevity.

You can run a sprint or your can run a marathon, but you can't sprint a marathon.

Email is familiar. It's comfortable. It's easy to use. But it might just be the biggest killer of time and productivity in the office today.

Social media is the future, with employers recognizing they need to start hiring people with the right skills.

I'm motivated by solving new and challenging problems, especially ones that people say can't or shouldn't be tackled.

Not using social media in the workplace, in fact, is starting to make about as much sense as not using the phone or email.

It may be coincidence that the decline of newspapers has corresponded with the rise of social media. Or maybe not.

HootSuite never had a big launch. We were lucky to even have office space.

You do not have to sit outside in the dark. If, however, you want to look at the stars, you will find that darkness is necessary. But the stars neither require nor demand it.

Turkey: A large bird whose flesh, when eaten on certain religious anniversaries has the peculiar property of attesting piety and gratitude.

As I review the great history of our nation, community organizers have been at the center of so many of our great social movements.

A man who makes a one-dollar profit on his expense account is dishonest. A man who loses five cents on one is a damned fool.

Giftedness is your accelerator; wisdom is your brake.

I can't understand why the Democratic parties seem so hostile to economic growth and business.

You cannot dwell in your being while your self inhabits your heart.

A person who has spoiled his stomach will criticize his meal saying that the food is bad; the same thing happens with people who are not satisfied with their lives

In silence more work can be done. The true experience of bliss is without words.

My backstory is so tedious. I hope the interviews are turning a corner now.