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> [One of the biggest lessons I've learned is that there has got to be a reason for what you're doing. You actually have to care about what you're doing. The business has to be about something. Whatever the point of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-butterfield/one-of-the-biggest-lessons-i-ve-learned-is-that-there-has-got-to-be-a/)

[Stewart Butterfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-butterfield/)

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## More by Stewart Butterfield

> [Every customer interaction is a marketing opportunity. If you go above and beyond on the customer service side, people are much more likely to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-butterfield/every-customer-interaction-is-a-marketing-opportunity-if-you-go-above/)

[Stewart Butterfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-butterfield/)

> [We're still at the beginning of a major transition in how people communicate and work together.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-butterfield/we-re-still-at-the-beginning-of-a-major-transition-in-how-people/)

[Stewart Butterfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-butterfield/)

> [I see all kinds of people work hard all over the world, and some of them are barely making it. I don't just mean…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-butterfield/i-see-all-kinds-of-people-work-hard-all-over-the-world-and-some-of/)

[Stewart Butterfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-butterfield/)

> [What motivates me is just to do a really, really good job at something. If I were a better musician, I probably would've ended…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-butterfield/what-motivates-me-is-just-to-do-a-really-really-good-job-at-something/)

[Stewart Butterfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-butterfield/)

> [The most productive employees, from my experience, are those who go home at 5:30 P.M. but are hyperfocused at work. People can only think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-butterfield/the-most-productive-employees-from-my-experience-are-those-who-go/)

[Stewart Butterfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-butterfield/)

> [People think I'm smart because Flickr was successful. I'm lucky. Maybe I'm smart, too. But, I'm lucky.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-butterfield/people-think-i-m-smart-because-flickr-was-successful-i-m-lucky-maybe/)

[Stewart Butterfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-butterfield/)

> [The outward expression of empathy is courtesy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-butterfield/the-outward-expression-of-empathy-is-courtesy/)

[Stewart Butterfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-butterfield/)

> [We created materials to explain Slack to individuals - what it was for, how it worked, what you're supposed to do - but we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-butterfield/we-created-materials-to-explain-slack-to-individuals-what-it-was-for/)

[Stewart Butterfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-butterfield/)

> [People tend to overestimate the short-term impact of technological change. In the short-term, it's not going to make that much of a difference.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-butterfield/people-tend-to-overestimate-the-short-term-impact-of-technological/)

[Stewart Butterfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-butterfield/)

> [There's a lot that's wrong with the way we work - bad habits that develop around control of information, people hoarding information as a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-butterfield/there-s-a-lot-that-s-wrong-with-the-way-we-work-bad-habits-that/)

[Stewart Butterfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-butterfield/)

> [You have to figure out what conversion means in your case. What does retention mean? What does activation mean? For every business, it's going…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-butterfield/you-have-to-figure-out-what-conversion-means-in-your-case-what-does/)

[Stewart Butterfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-butterfield/)

> [It’s hard to imagine the revenue from selling the prints will cover the cost of lost goodwill.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-butterfield/it-s-hard-to-imagine-the-revenue-from-selling-the-prints-will-cover/)

[Stewart Butterfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-butterfield/)

> [I'm going to make more money than I need in any outcome.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-butterfield/i-m-going-to-make-more-money-than-i-need-in-any-outcome/)

[Stewart Butterfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-butterfield/)

> [There's a lot of automation that can happen that isn't a replacement of humans but of mind-numbing behavior.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-butterfield/there-s-a-lot-of-automation-that-can-happen-that-isn-t-a-replacement/)

[Stewart Butterfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-butterfield/)

> [Flickr was designed partly to market itself. There are a lot features, in place early on, that let people take their photo, upload it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-butterfield/flickr-was-designed-partly-to-market-itself-there-are-a-lot-features/)

[Stewart Butterfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-butterfield/)

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