My skills weren't that I knew how to design a floppy disk, I knew how to design a printer interface, I knew how to design a modem interface; it was that, when the time came and I had to get one done, I would design my own, fresh, without knowing how other people do it. That was another thing that made me very good. All the best things that I did at Apple came from (a) not having money, and (b) not having done it before, ever. Every single thing that we came out with that was really great, I'd never once done that thing in my life.
The one thing we learned over 5 years is that nothing works better than just improving your product. - Jessica Livingston
The one thing we learned over 5 years is that nothing works better than just improving your product.
- Jessica Livingston
My skills weren't that I knew how to design a floppy disk, I knew how to design a printer interface, I knew how to design a modem interface; it was t… - Jessica Livingston
My skills weren't that I knew how to design a floppy disk, I knew how to design a printer interface, I knew how to design a modem interface; it was t…
Starting a startup is a process of trial and error. What guided the founders through this process was their empathy for the users. They never lost si… - Jessica Livingston
Starting a startup is a process of trial and error. What guided the founders through this process was their empathy for the users. They never lost si…
Programmers have not been professionals because they haven't really cared about quality. - Jessica Livingston
Programmers have not been professionals because they haven't really cared about quality.
Lots of people were skeptical, but that's always true when you do something that hasn't been done before. - Jessica Livingston
Lots of people were skeptical, but that's always true when you do something that hasn't been done before.
Pick a big enough project, something that's really hard, something that over the years you can work on. - Jessica Livingston
Pick a big enough project, something that's really hard, something that over the years you can work on.
People like the idea of innovation in the abstract, but when you present them with any specific innovation, they tend to reject it because it doesn't… - Jessica Livingston
People like the idea of innovation in the abstract, but when you present them with any specific innovation, they tend to reject it because it doesn't…
Innovations seem inevitable in retrospect, but at the time it's an uphill battle. - Jessica Livingston
Innovations seem inevitable in retrospect, but at the time it's an uphill battle.
Finding a programmer to work with if you don't already know one will be a challenge. Merely judging if a programmer is exceptional vs. competent will… - Jessica Livingston
Finding a programmer to work with if you don't already know one will be a challenge. Merely judging if a programmer is exceptional vs. competent will…
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