Letting users control your site can be terrifying at first. From day one we were asking ourselves, "What is going to be on the front page today?" You have no idea what the system will produce. But stepping back and giving consumers control is what brought more and more people to the site. They have a sense of ownership and discovery at the same time. If you give users the tools to spread and share their interests with others, they will use them to promote what is important to them.
Founders: there is no shame in failing, take pride in that you have the guts to try something new. - Kevin Rose
Founders: there is no shame in failing, take pride in that you have the guts to try something new.
- Kevin Rose
A team aligned behind a vision will move mountains. Sell them on your roadmap and don't compromise - care about the details, the fit and finish. - Kevin Rose
A team aligned behind a vision will move mountains. Sell them on your roadmap and don't compromise - care about the details, the fit and finish.
Social media really grew up. - Kevin Rose
Social media really grew up.
The key to making money in angel investing is saying no. You meet with 100 companies and say no to 99 of them. - Kevin Rose
The key to making money in angel investing is saying no. You meet with 100 companies and say no to 99 of them.
Ifyou believe in something, work nights and weekends, it won't feel like work. - Kevin Rose
Ifyou believe in something, work nights and weekends, it won't feel like work.
When you look at what makes America great, what makes America, you know, not great, our ups and our downs, Springfield represents all of it. - Kevin Rose
When you look at what makes America great, what makes America, you know, not great, our ups and our downs, Springfield represents all of it.
I don't care what it is, when it has an LCD screen, it makes it better. - Kevin Rose
I don't care what it is, when it has an LCD screen, it makes it better.
I don't do a ton of deals a year, and I really like working with startups - it's the only way I can invest. It fits my ADD brain. - Kevin Rose
I don't do a ton of deals a year, and I really like working with startups - it's the only way I can invest. It fits my ADD brain.
Don't spend too much time planning, release early and often, some things will work, others won't, refine and move forward and above all forget the mo… - Kevin Rose
Don't spend too much time planning, release early and often, some things will work, others won't, refine and move forward and above all forget the mo…
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