A lot of my energy is going to Code for America, Jen Pahlka's non-profit startup. We're doing a lot of great work teaching government how to apply technology and changing the culture of government. Tim O'Reilly americaapplychange Change image and share on social
Just as the PC bled back into industrial economy, I think the Internet is going to bleed back into our overall economy and have a transformative effect on major sectors that we don't yet foresee. Tim O'Reilly backbleedeconomy Change image and share on social
The thing we should all be looking for are people who want to make a difference. I'm a big believer in the Silicon Valley religion of the power of markets. But I also believe in our obligation to give back, and to give back in the way we do business, to create more value than we capture for ourselves. Tim O'Reilly backbelieverbig share on social
It's hard to make something as large as a government change. It's a little bit like building the transcontinental railroad. Tim O'Reilly bitebuildchange Change image and share on social
I personally own six or seven thousand books, so I - and I certainly don't want to see them go away. Tim O'Reilly bookpersonallythousand Change image and share on social
I see publishers bemoaning their fate and saying that this is the end of publishing. No! Publishers will recreate themselves. Some of that comes from my experience as a print publisher. Tim O'Reilly bemoanendexperience Change image and share on social
Money is like gasoline during a road trip. You don't want to run out of gas on your trip, but you're not doing a tour of gas stations. You have to pay attention to money, but it shouldn't be about the money. Tim O'Reilly attentiongasolinemoney share on social
There's not a single business model, and there's not a single type of electronic content. There are really a lot of opportunities and a lot of options and we just have to discover all of them. Tim O'Reilly businesscontentdiscover Change image and share on social
An invention has to make sense in the world it finishes in, not in the world it started. Tim O'Reilly finishinventionmake Change image and share on social
We often get blinded by the forms in which content is produced, rather than the job that the content does. Tim O'Reilly blindcontentform Change image and share on social