My original business model - I actually wrote this down - was 'interesting work for interesting people.' — Tim O'Reilly Copy Share Image
I think that companies always become complacent, over time. Or most companies, that is. — Tim O'Reilly Copy Share Image
It's a great discipline to have to report to somebody, even if you're the sole owner — Tim O'Reilly Copy Share Image
If companies don't think systemically enough - if they try to capture too much of the value - eventually, innovation moves somewhere… — Tim O'Reilly Copy Share Image
I came up with the idea that I wanted to develop products because I saw services businesses being a dead end long… — Tim O'Reilly Copy Share Image
Money is like gasoline during a road trip. You don’t want to run out of gas on your trip, but you’re not… — Tim O'Reilly Copy Share Image
Web 2.0 is the business revolution in the computer industry caused by the move to the Internet as platform, and an attempt… — Tim O'Reilly Copy Share Image
So many technologies start out with a burst of idealism, democratization, and opportunity, and over time, they close down and become less… — Tim O'Reilly Copy Share Image
The thing we should all be looking for are people who want to make a difference. I'm a big believer in the… — Tim O'Reilly Copy Share Image
I have to say there are a lot of me-too products and companies. Yet another social network, of the 15th flavor -… — Tim O'Reilly Copy Share Image
I think Microsoft will have to change. I think that the business of Microsoft, the company of Microsoft, is going to continue… — Tim O'Reilly Copy Share Image
There's not a single business model, and there's not a single type of electronic content. There are really a lot of opportunities… — Tim O'Reilly Copy Share Image
Amazon is increasingly dominating online commerce. People are starting their searches there, which of course threatens Google because it takes away some… — Tim O'Reilly Copy Share Image
You grow great crops in great soil. And the soil is the commons. Increasingly, we have monopolistic companies that try to take… — Tim O'Reilly Copy Share Image
The Lean Startup isn't just about how to create a more successful entrepreneurial business, it's about what we can learn from those… — Tim O'Reilly Copy Share Image
No matter your sector, chances are that people are already twittering about your products, your brand, your company or at least your… — Tim O'Reilly Copy Share Image
At O'Reilly, the way we think about our business is that we're not a publisher; we're not a conference producer; we're a… — Tim O'Reilly Copy Share Image
Everybody who goes into government gets somewhat chewed up in the process. Being a senior appointee is like being at a startup,… — Tim O'Reilly Copy Share Image
Empowerment of individuals is a key part of what makes open source work, since in the end, innovations tend to come from small groups,… — Tim O'Reilly Copy Share Image
In social networks, you gain and bestow status through those you associate with. — Tim O'Reilly Copy Share Image
Programming is how we talk to the machines that are increasingly woven into our lives. If you aren't a programmer, you're like one of… — Tim O'Reilly Copy Share Image
When you have to prove the value of your ideas by persuading other people to pay for them, it clears out an awful lot… — Tim O'Reilly Copy Share Image
Anyone who puts a small gloss on a fundamental technology, calls it proprietary, and then tries to keep others from building on it, is… — Tim O'Reilly Copy Share Image
We often get blinded by the forms in which content is produced, rather than the job that the content does. — Tim O'Reilly Copy Share Image
It's hard to make something as large as a government change. It's a little bit like building the transcontinental railroad. — Tim O'Reilly Copy Share Image
We were the first people to do advertising on the Web. I actually saw in 1993 that the ad could be the content, the destination. — Tim O'Reilly Copy Share Image
Obscurity is a far greater threat to authors and creative artists than piracy. — Tim O'Reilly Copy Share Image
You have to pay attention to money, but it shouldn't be about the money. — Tim O'Reilly Copy Share Image
The thing we should all be looking for are people who want to make a difference. I'm a big believer in the Silicon Valley… — Tim O'Reilly Copy Share Image
