--- title: "11 Peter Fenton Quotes - Famous Musician (Abandon All Hope)" description: "English guitarist and songwriter. Browse 11 Peter Fenton quotes." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-thomas-henderson-74822.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Peter Fenton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-thomas-henderson-74822.jpg) # Peter Fenton (1957) Musician United States **11** quotes in **168** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Peter Fenton is a musician from the United States, best known for *Abandon All Hope*. ## Quick Facts About Peter Fenton Born January 1, 1957 Nationality United States Profession Musician Notable works Abandon All Hope ## About Peter Fenton English guitarist and songwriter. ## Quotes by Peter Fenton > [If you don't have the best product, you're not going to make it in open-source.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-fenton/if-you-don-t-have-the-best-product-you-re-not-going-to-make-it-in/) [Peter Fenton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-fenton/) [Best](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/best/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/737/peter-fenton-39864_best_if-you-don-t-have-the-best-product-you-r_2597334.jpg) > [Bailing on a company is just something you don't do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-fenton/bailing-on-a-company-is-just-something-you-don-t-do/) [Peter Fenton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-fenton/) [Business](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/business/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/991/peter-fenton-39864_business_bailing-on-a-company-is-just-something-y_1921455.jpg) > [We actually tried to invest in Twitter in April 2007, right when it launched. At the time, the company was wary of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-fenton/we-actually-tried-to-invest-in-twitter-in-april-2007-right-when-it/) [Peter Fenton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-fenton/) [Actually](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/actually/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a21/peter-fenton-39864_actually_we-actually-tried-to-invest-in-twitter-i_1329484.jpg) > [In open source, you really have to be near the watershed to have an impact on the source code. Customers want to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-fenton/in-open-source-you-really-have-to-be-near-the-watershed-to-have-an/) [Peter Fenton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-fenton/) [Code](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/code/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/473/peter-fenton-39864_code_in-open-source-you-really-have-to-be-nea_12887.jpg) > [In open-source in general, the power lies in connecting the author of the software directly to users, eliminating the middleman.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-fenton/in-open-source-in-general-the-power-lies-in-connecting-the-author-of/) [Peter Fenton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-fenton/) [Author](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/author/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/731/peter-fenton-39864_author_in-open-source-in-general-the-power-lies_2369903.jpg) > [My biggest mentor has been the Benchmark partnership. We have six partners and a flat structure, and everyone is paid the exact…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-fenton/my-biggest-mentor-has-been-the-benchmark-partnership-we-have-six/) [Peter Fenton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-fenton/) [Been](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/been/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/465/peter-fenton-39864_been_my-biggest-mentor-has-been-the-benchmark_2258269.jpg) > [The one I have the most angst towards would be YouTube. We had an opportunity to invest, and I just got nervous…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-fenton/the-one-i-have-the-most-angst-towards-would-be-youtube-we-had-an/) [Peter Fenton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-fenton/) [About](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/about/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c78/peter-fenton-39864_about_the-one-i-have-the-most-angst-towards-wo_2516532.jpg) > [The rise of Twitter defined 2011. Once every 5-7 years, a company emerges that changes not just the technology industry, but the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-fenton/the-rise-of-twitter-defined-2011-once-every-5-7-years-a-company/) [Peter Fenton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-fenton/) [After](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/after/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1bc/peter-fenton-39864_after_the-rise-of-twitter-defined-2011-once-ev_3014361.jpg) > [What Google did in Web 1.0 was take a feature, which was search, and built an entire business around that utility. In…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-fenton/what-google-did-in-web-1-0-was-take-a-feature-which-was-search-and/) [Peter Fenton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-fenton/) [Allowed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/allowed/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5df/peter-fenton-39864_allowed_what-google-did-in-web-1-0-was-take-a-fe_476287.jpg) > [We approached Yahoo and Jerry Yang and said that Hadoop is going to continue to be popular, and as it does, more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-fenton/we-approached-yahoo-and-jerry-yang-and-said-that-hadoop-is-going-to/) [Peter Fenton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-fenton/) [Come](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/come/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c0e/peter-fenton-39864_come_we-approached-yahoo-and-jerry-yang-and-s_2008120.jpg) > [The question has to be asked: Why do we exist? Each firm has to answer that question in a way that is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-fenton/the-question-has-to-be-asked-why-do-we-exist-each-firm-has-to-answer/) [Peter Fenton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-fenton/) [Answer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/answer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b5/peter-fenton-39864_answer_the-question-has-to-be-asked-why-do-we-e_2593716.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-fenton/#itemlist", "name": "Peter Fenton Quotes", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If you don't have the best product, you're not going to make it in open-source.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Peter Fenton" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-fenton/if-you-don-t-have-the-best-product-you-re-not-going-to-make-it-in/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/737/peter-fenton-39864_best_if-you-don-t-have-the-best-product-you-r_2597334.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/737/peter-fenton-39864_best_if-you-don-t-have-the-best-product-you-r_2597334.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/737/peter-fenton-39864_best_if-you-don-t-have-the-best-product-you-r_2597334.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If you don't have the best product, you're not going to make it in open-source.” — Peter Fenton", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Bailing on a company is just something you don't do.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Peter Fenton" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-fenton/bailing-on-a-company-is-just-something-you-don-t-do/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/991/peter-fenton-39864_business_bailing-on-a-company-is-just-something-y_1921455.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/991/peter-fenton-39864_business_bailing-on-a-company-is-just-something-y_1921455.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/991/peter-fenton-39864_business_bailing-on-a-company-is-just-something-y_1921455.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Bailing on a company is just something you don't do.” — Peter Fenton", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We actually tried to invest in Twitter in April 2007, right when it launched. 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