I believe that companies that are independent are more competitive, ultimately. — Evan Williams Copy Share Image
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. — Evan Williams Copy Share Image
I tried to be a ski bum when I stepped away from Twitter, and I wasn't a very good skier. — Evan Williams Copy Share Image
Unfortunately, 'climate' has become a dirty word - obviously in politics, but even to some degree in my world, in venture capital. People hesitate… — Evan Williams Copy Share Image
I had a blog for many years. Once you develop your readership on your blog, and you can put something out there or direct… — Evan Williams Copy Share Image
Hard things are valuable; easy things are not so valuable. Reaching the mountaintop is rewarding because it is hard. If it was easy, everybody… — Evan Williams Copy Share Image
Most of the great businesses of our time have experimented. Like Google. — Evan Williams Copy Share Image
My life has been a series of well-orchestrated accidents; I've always suffered from hallucinogenic optimism. — Evan Williams Copy Share Image
I suspect there's a lot of validity to the premise that big companies aren't going to attract entrepreneurial talent. — Evan Williams Copy Share Image
The only reason Twitter itself would be a fad is if someone comes along and does it better. — Evan Williams Copy Share Image
News in general doesn't matter most of the time, and most people would be far better off if they spent their time consuming less… — Evan Williams Copy Share Image
If you look at the Internet, the vast majority of start-ups are not successful. But the ones that are, are very very successful. So… — Evan Williams Copy Share Image
