I've definitely sold some Twitter shares. I don't own as many as I used to, because I'm not an idiot, but I own more than I should because I'm an idiot. Chris Sacca More Quotes by Chris Sacca More Quotes From Chris Sacca Simplicity is hard to build, easy to use, and hard to charge for. Complexity is easy to build, hard to use, and easy to charge for. Chris Sacca entrepreneursimplicityuse What happens next is up to you. Chris Sacca entrepreneurnextup-to-you What is success anyway? Is success about making the most money? No. Money, for the most part, turns people into jerks. Chris Sacca jerkcrisispeople Twitter is more a cultural than a technological change. Chris Sacca technological-changetechnological I picked one up off the shelf at a Reno airport gift shop on my way to give a speech, it was 80 percent off, so I was like, ‘ Yeah, score ! ’. Chris Sacca us Everyone kind of laughed and I realized it just put everyone in the room in a good mood, including me, it also reminded me that the number-one risk in business is starting to take yourself too seriously and starting to believe your own BS a little bit too much. These shirts really reset that expectation. Chris Sacca us Every few years I like picking a uniform so I wo n’t have to think too much about what to wear. Chris Sacca us In social settings, under the guise of joking, being collegial, flirting, or having a good time, I undoubtedly caused some women to question themselves, retreat, feel alone, and worry they can't be their authentic selves. Chris Sacca alonegoodwomentime Uber is a better company with better math, better predictive supply, better brand, lower pickup times, higher quality of service. They'll absolutely win. Chris Sacca betterwinservicequality It is very hip to be an angel investor now. There used to be a dozen, two dozen guys at these demo days writing checks. Now there are hundreds. Chris Sacca nowangelwritingtwo American computer science grads often have very little exposure to the human condition. They've rarely had manual labor or service jobs. They grow up in a bubble of privilege lulled into thinking this country is a true meritocracy. Chris Sacca growservicesciencethinking I spent a lot of time learning how to define myself internally rather than externally. I learned how to care less about external validation. I think that's given me a renewed confidence in speaking out loud. I kind of don't care what people think about me. I feel a lot more confident in saying what I believe. Chris Sacca myselfmeconfidencelearning Effective storytelling is the key to getting users to understand and adopt your product as well as imperative to recruiting team members and future investors. Chris Sacca yourunderstandfutureteam When I posted the 8,500 words on what Twitter should be, I wanted to make clear this wasn't a vision statement for the future. What was so frustrating about it is that's what it should've been already. Chris Sacca makewordsfuturevision The day after Donald Trump was elected, Chinese business leaders, including the heads of Baidu, stood up and gave a speech saying, 'Come to China and build your company now.' The cognitive dissonance of that was amazing for some of us to think we might be losing our leadership role in building companies. Chris Sacca daybusinesslosingleadership Planet colonization is not a short term concern of mine. The physical limitations of space travel render it low on the list for me. Chris Sacca shortmespacetravel Silicon Valley today is populated mostly by people who would consider themselves winners of the traditional race. This causes the exclusion of the voices that are vital to a round, robust society. It's beyond gentrification. Chris Sacca societyracetodaypeople I'm also launching a podcast. Because, I mean, the world desperately needs another podcast, am I right? Not to be a tease, but the format is different from anything else I've seen out there, and the subject matter is hopefully boundless, eye-opening, and a little cathartic. Chris Sacca teasedifferentmatterworld Uber has an information advantage, a computational advantage. There's massive structural advantages to the player who's smartest about how to deploy cars, where to deploy cars, how to adjust pricing dynamics, how to ensure supply of drivers - the party that understands best the behavior of riders. Chris Sacca bestinformationpartybehavior Ride-sharing is one of the biggest math problems that's ever been approached, that's ever been attempted to be solved. Chris Sacca everproblemsbeenmath
