“There is no sport as competitive as business.” -Mark Cuban”“The NFL better watch out.” – Kevin Lin, Twitch”“Silicon Valley is going to be the center of the US economy for the next 10-20 years.” – Peter Thiel”“If the slogan for Google is ‘Don’t be evil’, then the slogan for Uber is ‘Do a little bit of evil & don’t get caught.’” -Peter Thiel”“Disruption is, at its core, a really powerful idea, but everyone hijacks the idea to do whatever they want now.” -Clayton Christensen”“If you bring that scrappy fierceness with you it works until you get big, when really pushing all the way really feels uncomfortable…When you’re the little guy that’s lauded, that’s heroic.” -Travis Kalanick”“It’s all about the team. If you don’t have a great team to deliver a product, it’s not going to happen.” -Liam Casey”“Don’t forget to do something for other people.” -Marc Benioff”“The missionaries make more money than the mercenaries” -Scott Dietzen”“We’re seeing that business models and philanthropic models are not mutually exclusive.” -Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen”“Technology has an incredible role to play in enabling of policy issues.” -Elizabeth Holmes”“There has to be a large number of people and routes that are lined up together. One part is liquidity and the other part is product u2013 there’s a lot that can go wrong.” -Travis Kalanick”“If we don’t advance technology, make it accessible for all, and I mean everyone, then we’re not going to succeed.” -Elizabeth Gore”“We have been able to create a new credential for the 21st century.” -Daphne Koller”“Millennials expect a social commitment and are looking for businesses that have social responsibility.” -Danny Rimer”“The way I think about all technology now is that if you’re creating something, your goal is to fulfill some human desire more easily, more conveniently.” -Ev Williams”“Our rule of thumb is simple. Anywhere that you play video games and have a video gaming experience, we want to enable you to share that.” -Emmett Shear”“A lot of people think there’s a conflict between making money and adding value and there isn’t. The two can exist in harmony.” -Sean Rad”“Products should speak for themselves, and marketing should support that.” -Dave Morin”“It’s not who you can message but what you can message.” -Dave Morin”
TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2014 was jammed packed with notable venture capitalists, founders, and scholars. What follows are the best quotes and soundbites from this year’s show including a warning from the founder of Twitch, advice from Mr. China Liam Casey, and a candid bit about Uber and Google from Peter Thiel.
