Ryan Holmes Quotes

Everyone told me you can't build a major tech company in Canada. There just aren't enough investors or engineers or top-level managers. Each day, I'm driven to prove them wrong.

Social media is the most disruptive form of communication humankind has seen since the last disruptive form of communications, email.

For everybody in their busy lives, you need to invest in sharpening your tools, and you need to invest in longevity.

You can run a sprint or your can run a marathon, but you can't sprint a marathon.

What drives me is the prospect of turning an obstacle into a business opportunity, and then growing that into something lasting and rewarding.

Email is familiar. It's comfortable. It's easy to use. But it might just be the biggest killer of time and productivity in the office today.

Social media is the future, with employers recognizing they need to start hiring people with the right skills.

I'm motivated by solving new and challenging problems, especially ones that people say can't or shouldn't be tackled.

Not using social media in the workplace, in fact, is starting to make about as much sense as not using the phone or email.

It may be coincidence that the decline of newspapers has corresponded with the rise of social media. Or maybe not.

HootSuite never had a big launch. We were lucky to even have office space.

Although social media is a relatively new form of communication, it has become the primary way retailers and customers are interfacing.

If you catch me lying, it's probably because I'm about to surprise someone for their birthday, or hide away the specific details about a company getaway to a strange but amazing place.

At the most basic level, prioritizing design also represents a practical consideration. It's far easier to design first and engineer later.