Evan Williams

I suspect there's a lot of validity to the premise that big companies aren't going to attract entrepreneurial talent. ”

I mistrust anyone... if they're saying, 'Well, that market wants this,' and you're not part of that market. ”

I believe that companies that are independent are more competitive, ultimately. ”

When I meet with the founders of a new company, my advice is almost always, 'Do fewer things.' It's true of partnerships, marketing opportunities, anything that's taking up your time. The vast majority of things are distractions, and very few really matter to your success. ”

A key element of Web blogs is the community element. Most blogs are not self-contained; they are highly dependent on linking to each other. ”

Traditional news is often full of mistakes, but I think that people are getting more sophisticated in knowing what to trust and what not to trust. ”

Twitter isn't a social network, it's an information network. ”

I was broke for more than 10 years. I remember staying up all night one night at my first company and looking in couch cushions the next morning for some change to buy coffee. ”

My brother was the consummate Nebraska boy - the football star who went to the university, was president of his fraternity, hunted with my dad all the time. ”

Google started out when the dot-com boom was happening. It grew under the radar of big companies that were competing in but basically ignoring search. Then they were able to really invest during the bust for a long time. ”