If there's something you want to build, but the tech isn't there yet, just find the closest possible way to make it… — Dennis Crowley Build Copy Share Image
Don't let other people distract what you're doing. There's always haters. — Dennis Crowley Distract Copy Share Image
Foursquare makes maps special. We take maps that are blank and put dots on them to help you figure out what to… — Dennis Crowley Blank Copy Share Image
I keep a notebook in my pocket, and I write down all the stuff we could ever do with Foursquare. — Dennis Crowley Could Copy Share Image
I'm still a really shitty programmer, but I know enough to hack a prototype together. — Dennis Crowley Enough Copy Share Image
People can copy what you've done, but they can't copy what you still want to do. — Dennis Crowley Copies Copy Share Image
You know when people leave a job, and they say they didn't know what they came away with after two years? That's… — Dennis Crowley After Copy Share Image
The misconception about Foursquare is that it's just hipsters in New York and San Francisco checking in at bars. It's happening all… — Dennis Crowley About Copy Share Image
Don't let anyone tell you your ideas are stupid or the thing you feel most passionate about 'won't work' - it's happened… — Dennis Crowley About Copy Share Image
My buddies are like, 'You live the most amazing life!' Well, I'm working like a dog. I come home most nights and… — Dennis Crowley Amazing Copy Share Image
Whatever way that we have in our head that we expect people to use a software, they'll find other interesting ways to… — Dennis Crowley Expect Copy Share Image
It's very clear to users, more clear than in other apps, that Foursquare is an app for search and discovery, and we're… — Dennis Crowley Clear Copy Share Image
Forget about where you want to be and go out and build stuff. Dodgeball came from being bored at work... things happen… — Dennis Crowley Bored Copy Share Image
I use Facebook all the time. I'm not a believer that they're going to do everything on the Internet better than anyone… — Dennis Crowley Anyone Copy Share Image
I can think of the number of people who were like, 'I will never get a cellphone because I don't want people… — Dennis Crowley Because Copy Share Image
Every check-in should mean something. Foursquare should get smarter every time that you continue to check in. We should be able to… — Dennis Crowley Able Copy Share Image
My mindset is of the person who is still unsure whether they have enough money in their ATM to go to another… — Dennis Crowley Another Copy Share Image
Asking Siri where the nearest sushi bar is - that's not interesting. What's interesting is asking your phone where one of your… — Dennis Crowley Asking Copy Share Image
I learned early on not to feel badly about reaching out for help, and not to feel embarrassed about saying that you're… — Dennis Crowley About Copy Share Image
Building a product is easy. But building the company that builds the product is hard. — Dennis Crowley Building Copy Share Image
The best version of Foursquare is the one you don't think about using. — Dennis Crowley About Copy Share Image
What we're starting to see is that the best apps tend to be the simplest, the easiest to use and the fastest… — Dennis Crowley Apps Copy Share Image
Facebook is about sharing experiences that you've had. Foursquare is more about the present tense and the future tense. — Dennis Crowley About Copy Share Image
One of the biggest hurdles about Foursquare is you need to remember to use it. — Dennis Crowley About Copy Share Image
Build something that fixes something people are having a problem with, and you're lined up for great things. — Dennis Crowley Build Copy Share Image
I feel lucky because earlier in my career, I found what I liked to do; it's build software that you see your… — Dennis Crowley Because Copy Share Image
I learned early on not to feel badly about reaching out for help, and not to feel embarrassed about saying that youre… — Dennis Crowley Embarrassed Copy Share Image
It's difficult to build services that are supposed to scale to, you know, 30, 50, 100 million users right off the bat… — Dennis Crowley Audience Copy Share Image
Don't let people tell you your ideas won't work. If you're passionate about an idea that's stuck in your head, find a… — Dennis Crowley Ideas Copy Share Image
Between the three, Facebook is literally everyone I've ever shaken hands with at a conference or kissed on the cheek at Easter.… — Dennis Crowley Am Copy Share Image
People used to pooh-pooh the idea of a check-in, saying that this wasn't interesting. But when you have 3 billion of those… — Dennis Crowley Any Copy Share Image
We've got over 1 million merchants who have claimed their businesses on Foursquare, running specials and doing other things. What we want… — Dennis Crowley Accessible Copy Share Image
Hire the best people you can find. This was kind of easy in the early days of foursquare - we hired our… — Dennis Crowley Building Copy Share Image
