Everyone is on Facebook. It is very rare that I can't find a startup. Out of the 72 Y Combinator startups, almost all of them were on Facebook. Robert Scoble combinatorfacebookfind Change image and share on social
I counted how many seconds it takes to get my smartphone out of my pocket, open it up, find the camera app, wait for it to load, and then take a photo. Six to 12 seconds. Robert Scoble appcameracount Change image and share on social
Use photos and videos often. The best startups post lots of imagery and videos. The worst ones? Text only. Robert Scoble badimagerylot Change image and share on social
I'd rather deal with a big company, because at least I can sue them, and see them, and know what they're doing. Google, for instance, shows you everything they've collected on you, with a clearly written privacy policy. They tell you what they're doing with it. I'm not scared by that. Robert Scoble bigcollectcompany share on social
I believe Larry Page is moving Google from an advertising-based company to a commerce-based company. Robert Scoble advertisebasecommerce Change image and share on social
What's really going on is, on your iPhone, you have 200 apps, and they're all collecting a little data on you. Twitter knows a certain thing, Foursquare knows something else, my Fitbit app knows something else, my Waze app knows something else. Robert Scoble appcollectdatum share on social
If there's a danger at Facebook, it's the assumption that Facebook has us all locked in and we aren't going to go elsewhere. Robert Scoble assumptiondangerfacebook Change image and share on social
Let's be honest - you work at a big company because it's comfortable. You don't have to work 80 hours per week, and you get paid, have nice benefits, and the family is all happy. Robert Scoble benefitbigcomfortable Change image and share on social
Photography let me show other people how I saw the world. Math required me to do work that made my head hurt. Robert Scoble headhurtmake Change image and share on social
There's smarter people than me. But you cannot have any one guy running 18 billion-dollar businesses. It just doesn't make sense to me. I've met some extraordinary leaders in my time. They struggle with running one billion-dollar business. Robert Scoble billionbusinessdollar share on social
