Sentences with phrase «ideas people thought»

Studies of the software industry indicate that when ideas people thought would succeed are evaluated through controlled experiments, less than 50 percent actually work out.

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«Ben was trying to create this idea of products that inspire people, that they want to share, that gives them a way to connect with their friends, and it was a BuzzFeed - y way of thinking about commerce,» Peretti tells Fortune.

In a recently recovered interview with Steve Jobs, he talks about the disease that grips most people, which he explains is «thinking that a really great idea is 90 percent of the work.

File this one under simple but powerful ideas most people never think of: «Draw all the things you need to do on a big piece of paper, and find out which things depend on other things.

So when we looked at the model, we got excited about the idea of what we call «incidental insurance»: Using tech to seamlessly integrate insurance within a handful of moments when it's naturally necessary people to think about insurance.

Adam Alter: «Nomophobia» is a new word that's being coined to describe no mobile phobia, and it's the idea that a lot of us, in thinking about not having our phones, experience something like a phobia, and this is supposed to describe hundreds of millions of people today, and I'm sure that number is growing at the moment.

And I think that I want to listen to people's ideas even more, because I want to understand why they say something.

«Do you know that one of the great problems of our age is that we are governed by people who care more about feelings than they do about thoughts and ideas?»

He continued: «These are stances, thoughts, and ideas that these people should be embarrassed by.

There are hundreds of people who may have had a similar idea as the one you are currently thinking about, but failed to execute.

«I think people are attracted to the idea because it is the Internet.

If people don't see it actually happening, they think it's a crazy idea, so it's better this way.»

«It's easy to think when people are talking to each other they're collaborating, but collaborating is thinking about something deeply and pitching ideas back and forth,» says Fried.

Successful people challenge themselves by trying new things, exposing themselves to different cultures and ideas, and surrounding themselves with people who think differently.

We like to think it's our sound arguments and superior ideas that sway other people to our opinions, but science shows humans are way weirder than that.

When you are thinking about starting your own business, some people will probably criticize your ideas before you even begin.

When you put an idea out there, ask for pushback — literally invite people to show you where you're missing something or thinking about it wrong.

«When I first proposed the idea of a serial show that you couldn't binge on and had to wait for every week, some people thought I was insane,» Koenig recently told New York magazine.

Not only can it open you up to ideas or people you've never even heard of, it also introduces you to new ways of thinking about things.

«A lot of people have... told us that what it helped them to do is think about their role in the group so that they went in with at least a few ideas of how they would orient themselves to the group,» says Guido.

I thought, «wow maybe we could actually build this sort of social magazine idea where we could make it far easier to see the content that people are sharing with you, kind of scan through it flip through it and then when you actually view the content.»

Sure, as a CEO, you think of yourself as an «idea person.»

The idea — that an ability to understand and manage emotions greatly increases our chances of success — quickly took off, and it went on to greatly influence the way people think about emotions and human behavior.

We believe the world is better when people from different backgrounds and with different ideas all have the power to share their thoughts and experiences.»

Or maybe people who had thought it was a great idea when you talked to them think it's just that: a great idea, but not a bankable business.

CHESKY: The [even] bigger problem was a simple idea: People did not think strangers would stay with other strangers.

«I just thought, «Man, this idea is really going to resonate with people.»»

«I think most people have no idea of the economic implications of the HST,» economist Roslyn Kunin said in a television interview.

«People think a great collaboration is all about a compelling idea.

When the co-founder of California - based Pacific Investment Management Co. (PIMCO) isn't sitting in the middle of a 70 - person trading room or staring at a Bloomberg machine, he's doing yoga at a health club across the street, thinking of his best ideas.

Because he thinks «human nature is basically positive,» if more people express their ideas or vote or volunteer, the results will ipso facto be basically positive.

This group of successful business people, this circle of successful entrepreneurs (not just socialites as some may think of us) are always bouncing new ventures and ideas off one another and looking to expand into new arenas.

«You need to be careful of giving air to certain people and certain ideas, and I think the media can create a bigger story and bigger attention for something who doesn't need that.»

Familiarity breeds stories: the way you think about race, the way and where you grew up, your relatives» ideas and experiences on race all influence what people bring to their ideas about race.

Great ideas are far more common than you think but the people who can turn the great idea into a company are incredibly rare.

They also let people pursue ideas for new businesses even when they think they are wrong.

There's a long - standing myth about intellectual property — the idea that a creative idea is proprietary to the person who thought of it.

He collected a few core people and thought, We've got some interesting ideas.

The idea would be to teach people how to become thought leaders and get paid to speak, get into publications, build their personal brands, and grow their careers and / or businesses while doing it.

«We think it looks closest to an industry fund [e.g. industrials], and that's how people we've been talking to are thinking about the idea of emerging sectors.»

Consumers today might experience a gut - level cringe at the idea of an artificial intelligence that can recognize and analyze their Instagram photos, but companies like Google and thought leaders like Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk are investing heavily in it, making huge bets that people will accept it someday.

EASTWOOD: I talked about that for a while with Warner Brothers people and we're still playing with that idea but the problem at the beginning I thought they were more infatuated with just the idea of the casting.

People will share their ideas, feelings and thoughts because you've proven yourself patient enough to listen.

It seems like everyone has an idea that they think is the next big thing, yet very few of those people ever take the steps to execute on it.

If you have an idea that you know is a bit kooky, but you think others might see it for the magic it is, don't let fear of what other people say hold you back.

Many people thrive on the idea that their managers or colleagues think they're doing a good job, so don't hold back if you think they deserve praise.

And I'd like to think we all agree with Kevin Johnson, that these incidents are reprehensible — but I can also very much appreciate why even people who like Starbucks a lot can find the idea of a boycott very tempting.

People tend to favor the craziest ideas, he says, without thinking about how they'll actually be accomplished.

When most people think of starting a business, they think of beginning from scratch — developing your own idea and building the company from the ground up.

«It gives people a long period of quiet work when they can think through their idea,» he says, «detail it out and not have to simultaneously explain it in words — which is a special skill that not everyone has.»