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- Web standards keep you out of the dustbin of history.
- Josh Greenberg, Digital Preservation and Blogs, SXSW 2006
- Hiring has been a gradual process. We only hire someone when we really need them. It takes a while to get people up to speed. Our rule of thumb is to only hire when absolutely necessary.
- Cabel Sasser, Sink or Swim, SXSW 2006
- We did a variant of the intern thing. We hired people as consultants for a specific thing and then if they were good, offered them a job.
- Joshua Schachter, Sink or Swim, SXSW 2006
- Every day that we spent not improving our products was a wasted day.
- Joel Spolsky, Sink or Swim, SXSW 2006
- Every decision has a cost. Do I have to make this decision at all or can I move on to the next thing? What we decided to leave out is almost as important as what we put in.
- Joshua Schachter, Sink or Swim, SXSW 2006
- Never put yourself in a position that will put yourself at risk if you make the wrong decision. We spent cash on everything. It's fashionable to make 'bet the company' decisions, but don't do it.
- Joel Spolsky, Sink or Swim, SXSW 2006
- Make software that you want to use and that you would want to use often. As long as you are making something that you want to use, then your heart will be in it.
- Cabel Sasser, Sink or Swim, SXSW 2006
- No matter what we do, we are always going to have Us versus Them moments. We can separate, yell or talk to each other and draw a truce. You won't agree with everybody. It doesn't mean the other person is an idiot.
- Jimmy Bise Jr., Us and Them: A Blog Conversation Survival Guide, SXSW 2006
- Conflict is going to happen whether you want it or not. People will butt heads. Sometimes when you least expect it.
- Jimmy Bise Jr., Us and Them: A Blog Conversation Survival Guide, SXSW 2006
- Civility sometimes requires polite ruthlessness. Establish that what you prize most is civility.
- Jimmy Bise Jr., Us and Them: A Blog Conversation Survival Guide, SXSW 2006
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