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title: "4 Start Building Quotes By Dennis Crowley"
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> [Forget about where you want to be and go out and build stuff. Dodgeball came from being bored at work... things happen…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-crowley/forget-about-where-you-want-to-be-and-go-out-and-build-stuff/)

[Dennis Crowley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-crowley/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/55b/dennis-crowley-15326_bored_forget-about-where-you-want-to-be-and-go_593792.png)

> [Stop sketching. Start building.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-crowley/stop-sketching-start-building/)

[Dennis Crowley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-crowley/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c01/dennis-crowley-15326_building_stop-sketching-start-building-647599_647599.png)

> [I didn't really start building my own stuff until I was 24, 25 or so, and even then, I ran into a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-crowley/i-didn-t-really-start-building-my-own-stuff-until-i-was-24-25-or-so/)

[Dennis Crowley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-crowley/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ca/dennis-crowley-15326_believed_i-didn-t-really-start-building-my-own-st_2355906.png)

> [Stop sketching and start building.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-crowley/stop-sketching-and-start-building/)

[Dennis Crowley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-crowley/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/00c/dennis-crowley-15326_building_stop-sketching-and-start-building-239154_2391545.png)

## More by Dennis Crowley

> [It's very clear to users, more clear than in other apps, that Foursquare is an app for search and discovery, and we're very good…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-crowley/it-s-very-clear-to-users-more-clear-than-in-other-apps-that/)

[Dennis Crowley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-crowley/)

> [I can think of the number of people who were like, 'I will never get a cellphone because I don't want people calling me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-crowley/i-can-think-of-the-number-of-people-who-were-like-i-will-never-get-a/)

[Dennis Crowley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-crowley/)

> [I use Facebook all the time. I'm not a believer that they're going to do everything on the Internet better than anyone else.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-crowley/i-use-facebook-all-the-time-i-m-not-a-believer-that-they-re-going-to/)

[Dennis Crowley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-crowley/)

> [Forget about where you want to be and go out and build stuff. Dodgeball came from being bored at work... things happen because you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-crowley/forget-about-where-you-want-to-be-and-go-out-and-build-stuff/)

[Dennis Crowley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-crowley/)

> [Stop sketching. Start building.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-crowley/stop-sketching-start-building/)

[Dennis Crowley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-crowley/)

> [Asking Siri where the nearest sushi bar is - that's not interesting. What's interesting is asking your phone where one of your friends have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-crowley/asking-siri-where-the-nearest-sushi-bar-is-that-s-not-interesting/)

[Dennis Crowley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-crowley/)

> [If there's something you want to build, but the tech isn't there yet, just find the closest possible way to make it happen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-crowley/if-there-s-something-you-want-to-build-but-the-tech-isn-t-there-yet/)

[Dennis Crowley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-crowley/)

> [Do what you love and the rest will come.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-crowley/do-what-you-love-and-the-rest-will-come/)

[Dennis Crowley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-crowley/)

> [My buddies are like, 'You live the most amazing life!' Well, I'm working like a dog. I come home most nights and pass out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-crowley/my-buddies-are-like-you-live-the-most-amazing-life-well-i-m-working/)

[Dennis Crowley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-crowley/)

> [Foursquare makes maps special. We take maps that are blank and put dots on them to help you figure out what to do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-crowley/foursquare-makes-maps-special-we-take-maps-that-are-blank-and-put/)

[Dennis Crowley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-crowley/)

> [Whatever way that we have in our head that we expect people to use a software, they'll find other interesting ways to use it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-crowley/whatever-way-that-we-have-in-our-head-that-we-expect-people-to-use-a/)

[Dennis Crowley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-crowley/)

> [Don't let anyone tell you your ideas are stupid or the thing you feel most passionate about 'won't work' - it's happened to me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-crowley/don-t-let-anyone-tell-you-your-ideas-are-stupid-or-the-thing-you-feel/)

[Dennis Crowley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-crowley/)

> [My mindset is of the person who is still unsure whether they have enough money in their ATM to go to another bar. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-crowley/my-mindset-is-of-the-person-who-is-still-unsure-whether-they-have/)

[Dennis Crowley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-crowley/)

> [Don't let other people distract what you're doing. There's always haters.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-crowley/don-t-let-other-people-distract-what-you-re-doing-there-s-always/)

[Dennis Crowley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-crowley/)

> [I used to snowboard 30 days a year. Now its down to eight.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-crowley/i-used-to-snowboard-30-days-a-year-now-its-down-to-eight/)

[Dennis Crowley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-crowley/)

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