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
I wanted more control of my life. I wanted work to fit in, not to dominate; to support, not to lead the pattern of my life. Tim O'Reilly controldominatefit Change image and share on social
Proprietary software grew up, starting really in the 1980s, as an alternative and that became the dominant model with the rise of companies like Microsoft and Oracle and the like. Tim O'Reilly 1980salternativecompany 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
I've been deeply influenced by Aristotle's idea that virtue is a habit, something you practice and get better at, rather than something that comes naturally. 'The control of the appetites by right reason,' is how he defined it. Tim O'Reilly appetitearistotlecontrol share on social
There are a lot of lousy conferences that pander to sponsors. They end up creating an opportunity for boring speakers who are paid shills for their companies. We still get a few of those, but we really try to police it. Think about who the audience is and what works for them, and deliver high-quality content. Tim O'Reilly audienceborecompany share on social
I believe that the human motive to share is very powerful. The human motive to profit is also very powerful, and I think that the profit motive and the sharing motive are not exclusive. Tim O'Reilly exclusivehumanmotive Change image and share on social
Virtually every real breakthrough in technology had a bubble which burst, left a lot of people broke who'd invested in it, but also left the infrastructure for this next golden age, effectively. Tim O'Reilly agebreakbreakthrough Change image and share on social
Amazon is now the definitive source for data about whole sets of products - fungible consumer products. EBay is the authoritative source for the secondary market of those products. Google is the authority for information about facts, but they're relatively undifferentiated. Tim O'Reilly amazonauthoritativeauthority share on social
We don't market products narrowly. We market big stories about the industry, things that matter to a lot of people. Tim O'Reilly bigindustrylot Change image and share on social