Ben Parr Quotes

Starting a company is a cause, not a job. Once it becomes a job, that's when you lose

Difficult situations require compassion, level-headedness & the empathy to see issues from somebody else's perspective.

If you can't build relationships from nothing, you will fail. You must have that drive.

Attention is the most important currency that anybody can give you. It’s worth more than money, possession, or things.

Don't let failure deter you; use it as a stepping-stone and an educational experience towards making your mark on the world.

The world's most successful entrepreneurs play hard, but they work even harder.

I'm proud to call myself a Mashable alumnus.

Relationships are the key element to Press & PR

Start with local press first. Start with people you know. Don't pitch every journalist.

Windows Updates have sometimes been a pain point for users. The update pop-ups can interrupt a movie or a video game, and the automatic restarts can result in lost data or confused users.

The more PR buzzwords you include in your press release, the less likely I am to write you up

There was more data transmitted over the Internet in 2010 than the entire history of the Internet through 2009.