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Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can’t do is ignore them. Because they change things. They push the human race forward. And while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do.
People who know what they’re talking about don’t need PowerPoint.”
My role model was J. Robert Oppenheimer.
The mark of an innovative company is not only that it comes up with new ideas first, but also that it knows how to leapfrog when it finds itself behind.
“If Jobs had not changed the context from the iPhone 4 to all smartphones in general, I could make you a hilarious comic strip about a product so poorly made that it won’t work if it comes in contact with a human hand. But as soon as the context is changed to ‘all smartphones have problems,’ the humor opportunity is gone. Nothing kills humor like a general and boring truth.”
students watching lectures and video lessons on their own while using the classroom time for discussions and problem solving.
computers and mobile devices would have to focus on delivering more personalized lessons and providing motivational feedback.
on one of the most fundamental of all digital issues: whether hardware and software should be tightly integrated or more open.
Was he smart? No, not exceptionally. Instead, he was a genius. His imaginative leaps were instinctive, unexpected, and at times magical.
someone whose insights come out of the blue and require intuition more than mere mental processing power.
pathfinder, he could absorb information, sniff the winds, and s...
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That’s how you really make a contribution and add to the legacy of those who went before.
You build a company that will still stand for something a generation or two from now.
