My learning process has always been very idea-oriented. I never sat down with a book being like, 'OK, now I'm going to learn about transistors.' Instead I had an idea that I really liked and learned as I was trying… — Simone Giertz Copy Share Image
I don't want to be brain tumor girl. I don't want this to be my thing. — Simone Giertz Copy Share Image
Burn out is such a real thing, especially when you are enjoying your job. — Simone Giertz Copy Share Image
In some ways, it's good for company culture to build things that are intended to fail because it creates an environment where it's OK… — Simone Giertz Copy Share Image
Adding comedy into what I do is just my natural approach. It's how I approach anything that I find tricky or daunting, because it's… — Simone Giertz Copy Share Image
Take it from someone who's never managed to keep a New Year's resolution: making commitments is easy. Keeping them is what is hard. — Simone Giertz Copy Share Image
Electronics are getting more and more accessible now - you don't have to be an engineer to start building things. — Simone Giertz Copy Share Image
To me, the goal of building useless and ridiculous robots is more - I mean, in some way, it's like a personal goal because… — Simone Giertz Copy Share Image
Having the brain tumor, coming out of surgery and going through all of that, you're like, I am never going to feel the same… — Simone Giertz Copy Share Image
I didn't know how to necessarily make good robots and I was scared of failing to make good robots, so I thought I might… — Simone Giertz Copy Share Image
I think it's also important to show that failure is a part of the process. It can sometimes be the end goal. People are… — Simone Giertz Copy Share Image
Pretty much all of my inventions come about the same way. I have an everyday problem or something that I'm too lazy to do,… — Simone Giertz Copy Share Image
A lot of people just write off the projects that I do as stupid, but they obviously aren't, the ideas aren't the smartest but… — Simone Giertz Copy Share Image
As for making video comedy, pretty much anyone can do it. When I got started, I just filmed it with my webcam and used… — Simone Giertz Copy Share Image
