Dealing with ads is depressing. You don’t make anyone’s life better by making advertisements work better. Brian Acton Read Quote
Going public is 18-month process, while an acquisition is a 6-month process. Going public means going under so much scrutiny, regulatory approval, auditing, magnified 10 times. Having the stomach to do that isn’t necessarily in my DNA. My DNA is building a product and a service. Brian Acton Read Quote
There’s a certain degree of speculation that goes into valuations. In so far as the market supports a valuation, everyone who gets a great one deserves it, but they should also be cautious because that speculation is temporary. I saw Yahoo go from $100 billion to $10 billion. It’s not a long-term measure. Brian Acton Read Quote
Companies that have been built and operated for a long time are the most successful companies. Brian Acton Read Quote
You have a certain identity that you present to the world on Facebook, and you have a certain identity that you present with the telephone, and they are different. Brian Acton Read Quote
