This is a repost, borrowed in full from http://letsgoexploring.blogspot.com/2009/11/silicon-valley-comes-to-oxford-2009.html. But, reading it i thought that this has to be a part of the blog. My apologies if i'm flouting any copyright rules.
Some nuggets of wisdom:
"If you're not embarrassed by your first product, you've launched too late." -- Reid Hoffman
"You pitch an entrepreneur with success.. not with work-life balance." -- Reid Hoffman
"Don't fall in love with your product. Stay close to the market." -- Kim Polese
"The future will be there." -- Reid Hoffman
"There is an alchemy that takes place when you decide to share something publicly rather than privately - it becomes valuable" -- Biz Stone
"Deciding to take on a global issue doesn't mean you need to be arrogant enough to think you're going to solve them." -- Biz Stone
"Don't be afraid to start over again. Don't forget to trust your gut. Contradictory? Maybe. But you need both." -- Kim Polese
"Most people use only 7 sites. If you want to insert a new one into their lives, ask yourself.. which one are you replacing?" -- Reid Hoffman
"Innovation is spelled R-I-S-K." -- Reid Hoffman
"Which one of the 7 deadly sins is your social product subscribing to?" -- Reid Hoffman
"Humour is the delivery mechanism for truth." -- Biz Stone
"Sometimes the founder isn't the best person to be the CEO.. kinda like a rock band!" -- Kim Polese
"There's nothing that is massively successful that doesn't have some luck. But you have to plan for both good and bad luck." -- Reid Hoffman
"Entrepreneurism means becoming mortal.. being able to give it 100% and be able to fail." -- Biz Stone
"The future is always sooner and stranger than you think." -- Reid Hoffman
"You don't motivate people by being a cheerleader." -- Kim Polese
"The failure of imagination does not constitute an insight into necessity." -- Reid Hoffman
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