Diane Greene

Everything is changing now that we are in the cloud in terms of sharing our data, understanding our data using new techniques like machine learning. ”

Kids are curious, and if you don't lose that, then everything is an adventure. ”

Now we're in an environment where women are increasingly having a huge impact and adding a lot of value to our industry. And women are celebrated if they raise their hand and say, 'Hey, you're missing my value. You're not recognizing what I'm doing.' ”

To sail successfully, you need to observe with great care. You need to identify what the wind and the water are telling you and then find a way to execute, to reach whatever goal you've set, be that simply making it home or winning a race. ”

Building a company is so much like racing a sailboat. ”

If I had to have my druthers - the best technology, the best cloud... if I had to choose between that and building out a sales force and building out customer support... I would pick the latter. ”

Google is committed to open source and open APIs, and part of that is creating a partner-friendly place. ”

When you race a sailboat, the selection of your crew is just completely paramount. It's impossible to be an effective skipper if you don't have the right people working harmoniously in the right roles. ”

We believe that cloud will be based on significant open-source components that are offered as services. People don't want to be locked into a single provider. ”

I'm pretty transparent and clear about things. The things I do and the way I act are no different than I would expect of others. Mostly it's about being very clear about what we are trying to do and communicating a lot and showing absolute consistency and integrity about what I say and do. ”