People in startup-land live inside it. They see themselves as really good people even when they’re doing something that’s very bad. There’s a huge disconnect from reality in the tech world. Daniel Lyons Read Quote
I wanted to write a book about what it’s like to be 50 and trying to reinvent yourself – that struggle. There are all these books and inspirational speakers talking about being a lifelong learner, and it’s so great to reinvent yourself, the brand of you. And I wanted to say, you know, it’s not like that. It’s actually really painful. Daniel Lyons Read Quote
My role on ‘Silicon Valley’ was so small that I didn’t have a lot of influence anyway in the show. There are four guys who really write that show and run that show and then six or eight hanging out in a room kicking in a few bits. Daniel Lyons Read Quote
I think the issues around diversity of all kinds are really a huge problem in the startup world. Daniel Lyons Read Quote
I guess I always had made some assumptions about what it would be like to work in a tech company, and some were right, and some were wrong. I had a lot of, looking back on it, now naive ideas about how companies build their brands, and a lot of those notions I ended up realizing were kind of wrong. Daniel Lyons Read Quote
There are two types of young people – the partiers and the people who wanted a sense of purpose in their life. Daniel Lyons Read Quote
I was drawn to journalism as a young guy because I felt like there was some purpose to it, not always but sometimes. Daniel Lyons Read Quote
The office-as-playground trend was made famous by Google and has spread like an infection across the tech industry. Work can’t just be work; work has to be fun. Daniel Lyons Read Quote
Every new HubSpot employee has to go through training to learn how to use the software. That’s a good idea, and it also keeps me from having to worry about what I’m supposed to be doing here or why Cranium, who hired me, still has never come by to say hello or talk about what he wants me to work on. Daniel Lyons Read Quote
Silicon Valley’ likes being satirized. They’ve all been waiting for someone to come along and make fun of it. Daniel Lyons Read Quote
