Paul Buchheit Quotes & Sayings

The companies that are the most influential and most successful are the ones that care about impact and the influence they have on the world. — Paul Buchheit

I'm just more excited about helping new entrepreneurs create the next Facebook or Google. — Paul Buchheit

Until we let go of our mental images of who we are or who we should be, our vision remains clouded by expectation. But when we let go of everything, open ourselves to any truth, and see the world without fear or judgement, then we are finally able to begin the process of peeling off the shell of false identity that prevents our true self from growing and shining in to the world. — Paul Buchheit

Only my phone number and email are private because I don't want random people calling me. But I like the ability to share everything. — Paul Buchheit

We created the 'Like' feature in FriendFeed because I realized that people wanted an easy way to let others know that they saw what their friends posted and appreciated it. Putting in those simple little gestures is very powerful. — Paul Buchheit

Opportunity is all around us, but we have beliefs and habits that block it. — Paul Buchheit

I think the best kind of virality is a product that people like so much that they just want to tell people about it. — Paul Buchheit

The intrinsic path to success is to focus on being the person that you are, and put all of your energy and drive into being the best possible version of yourself. — Paul Buchheit

Honestly, I was pretty sure AltaVista was going to destroy Google — Paul Buchheit

Consider spending less time talking, and more time prototyping, especially if you're not very good at talking. — Paul Buchheit

Email is not going to disappear. Possibly ever. Until the robots kill us all. — Paul Buchheit

If everything you do works, then you're not taking many risks and probably aren't innovating either. — Paul Buchheit

I like writing code. I like building product. I like making things that people like. — Paul Buchheit

Many people with jobs have a fantasy about all the amazing things they would do if they didn't need to work. In reality, if they had the drive and commitment to do actually do those things, they wouldn't let a job get in the way. — Paul Buchheit

I look to see what things I enjoy doing and just try to figure out how to spend my time doing things that I enjoy. — Paul Buchheit

Cultures that don't laugh at themselves are cults. — Paul Buchheit

Part of the excitement was just seeing how the world would respond. I kind of like uncertainty to some extent, because it's a little bit of suspense and excitement and adventure, almost, right? And you can learn a lot even if things don't work out. But not everyone likes adventure. A lot of people seem to be against uncertainty, actually. In all areas of life. — Paul Buchheit

If someone says: That's impossible.

You should understand it as:
According to my very limited experience and narrow understanding of reality, that's very unlikely — Paul Buchheit

Bitcoin may be the TCP/IP of money. — Paul Buchheit

Start out by making 100 users really happy, rather than a lot more users only a little happy. — Paul Buchheit

Google is about information and computers and making things really fast. Facebook is about the sharing and connections. These missions give these companies direction and motivation. — Paul Buchheit