Share what you do profusely, because it will be remixed by others into something new, rich and strange.
Tim O'ReillyRead
At O'Reilly, the way we think about our business is that we're not a publisher; we're not a conference producer; we're a company that helps change the world by spreading the knowledge of innovators.
Interpretation
What this quote means
This quote emphasizes the importance of knowledge sharing as a means to effect positive change in the world.
Tim O'Reilly's quote highlights a progressive view of business, asserting that the essence of his company lies not in traditional metrics of publishing or conference production, but rather in its role as a facilitator of innovation and knowledge dissemination. By positioning the company as a catalyst for global improvement, O'Reilly asserts that the core mission is to empower people with knowledge, thereby enabling them to contribute to societal advancements.
Themes
KnowledgeInnovationChangeBusinessSociety
In practice
Example use cases
A speaker at a tech conference might use this quote to introduce their work in education technology.
More from Tim O'Reilly
All quotes →I find that creative streak I think often leads in programmers to be good predictors of where culture as a whole is going to go. And that is where I think I've tried over the years to in some ways use my customers as a filter or a predictor of where technology as a whole is going to go. Or where the world as a whole is going to go.
Tim O'ReillyRead
The Lean Startup isn't just about how to create a more successful entrepreneurial business, it's about what we can learn from those businesses to improve virtually everything we do. I imagine Lean Startup principles applied to government programs, to healthcare, and to solving the world's great problems. It's ultimately an answer to the question: How can we learn more quickly what works, and discard what doesn't?
Tim O'ReillyRead
An invention has to make sense in the world it finishes in, not in the world it started.
Tim O'ReillyRead
Money is like gasoline during a road trip. You don't want to run out of gas on your trip, but you're not doing a tour of gas stations. You have to pay attention to money, but it shouldn't be about the money.
Tim O'ReillyRead
There is people who make stuff with words. There is people who make stuff with programs. And I really believe that that whole creative culture, people didn't realize how creative programming is. And anybody who's done it of course knows that not only is it creative, but it's incredibly absorbing.
Tim O'ReillyRead
Similar quotes
Public libraries have been a mainstay of my life. They represent an individual's right to acquire knowledge; they are the sinews that bind civilized societies the world over. Without libraries, I would be a pauper, intellectually and spiritually.
James A. MichenerRead
As movers and the moved both know, books are heavy freight, the weight of refrigerators and sofas broken up into cardboard boxes. They make us think twice about changing addresses.
John UpdikeRead
The most influential of all educational factors is the conversation in a child's home.
William TempleRead
By reading so much, my vocabulary automatically improved along with my comprehension.
Benjamin CarsonRead
In the matter of learning, the difference between the earnest and the careless student stands out clearly. The same holds true in the mastering of passion and the weaknesses to which our nature is subject, as in the acquiring of virtue.
Saint IgnatiusRead
Woe to him who teaches men faster than they can learn.
Will DurantRead