When you're a younger company, you struggle, struggle, struggle with, 'How are we going to pay the bills, and how are we going to hire people, and how are we going to get a bigger office?' Just managing the company is so hard. Shane Smith bigbillcompany share on social
American media has just become talk radio, incredibly partisan name-calling and op-eds. Shane Smith americancallincredibly Change image and share on social
One of the shocking things when I go back to Canada is they cut off the tall trees - it's sort of like everyone's the same. Everyone's going to be the same, we're all okay. Just the, sort of, cultural, 'We're all okay.' Shane Smith backcanadacultural share on social
I don't know about you, but there is nothing that's scarier than young people who have no future. If you take away someone's future, they have nothing to lose. Shane Smith futurelosepeople Change image and share on social
I think if you look at the failure of journalism in the modern age, then I don't want to be called a journalist. Shane Smith agecallfailure Change image and share on social
Advertisers realize that Gen Y is the largest purchasing cohort. Also, that you're going to have to accept some different modes of thinking if you're going to get to them. Shane Smith acceptadvertisercohort Change image and share on social
Whenever I view success, I'm dressed as Mozart on an island. Shane Smith dressislandmozart Change image and share on social
Most of the time, when the mainstream media reports on something, it never tells the whole story. Shane Smith mainstreammediumreport Change image and share on social
If not doing VICE, I probably would be selling Cokes on the beach in Vietnam. I like the sea. Shane Smith beachcokesea Change image and share on social
I never thought we had a chance of impacting anything. I am just starting to realize that we can change things - not just VICE, but all of us. In fact, we have to. Shane Smith chancechangefact Change image and share on social
