Pete Cashmore
Pete Cashmore
Pete Cashmoreis the CEO and founder of the popular blog Mashable, a Technorati Top 10 blog worldwide. He grew up in Banchory, and founded Mashable in Aberdeen, Scotland in 2005 at age 19...
NationalityScottish
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth18 September 1985
Pete Cashmore quotes about
along exciting good people plan steps
I'm very much a creative person, but you've got to do the follow-through. A lot of people start out with an exciting thing and they want to take over the world, but really the people who do take over the world have a good plan of how to get there and the steps along the way.
successful looks connections
Those who insert themselves into as many channels as possible look set to capture the most value. They'll be the richest, the most successful, the most connected, capable and influential among us. We're all publishers now, and the more we publish, the more valuable connections we'll make.
business young-entrepreneurs people
We are really competing against ourselves, we have no control over how other people perform.
attention looks social-media
We're living at a time when attention is the new currency. Those who insert themselves into as many channels as possible look set to capture the most value.
information revolution lifetime
We have this revolution that's happening in our lifetime. The Information Revolution is changing absolutely every industry and every part of life and society and behavior.
stress space long
You need space to try things and create. It takes a long time to recalibrate if you let people pull at you all the time. A lot of stress comes from reacting to stuff. You have to keep a certain guard [up], if you're a creative person.
lonely simple giving
We're living at a time when attention is the new currency We're all publishers now, and the more we publish, the more valuable connections we'll make. Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, Foursquare, Fitbit and the SenseCam give us a simple choice: participate or fade into a lonely obscurity.
passion technology matter
That's really been my passion: to communicate to a broad audience why the technology matters for you.
business attention radio
We're living at a time when attention is the new currency: With hundreds of TV channels, billions of Web sites, podcasts, radio shows, music downloads and social networking, our attention is more fragmented than ever before.
motivational way hard
I find it best to dive right in and learn the hard way.
creativity ideas creating
Creating the future is incredibly exciting. When you talk about ideas and creativity, it's really about having that vision in your mind of how the world could be better, of how it could be a brighter place.
marketing execution shapes
Execution really shapes whether your company takes off or not.
talking people randomness
Talk to people no one else is talking to.
passion people talent
The talent that has to be learned is finding out what someone's passion is and setting them up to realize that. You don't get the best work from people if you're guiding them versus them guiding themselves.