21 Random Quotes By - Alan Schaaf

21 Random Quotes By - Alan Schaafe

For millennials, being a geek is a positive thing, and we see people proudly self-identifying themselves as geeks.

— Alan Schaaf

GIFs work because the punch line is instantaneous. It's entirely different from almost any other form of content on the Internet, which takes time to consume.

— Alan Schaaf

When I was in high school and college, I'd always been into websites, and when you'd read about sites and the companies and people behind them, they were always in Silicon Valley. This one's in Mountain View, this one's in Palo Alto. They're all right here. I knew I wanted to move out here, whether it was to work at Google or some other company.

— Alan Schaaf

People come home from work, and they just want to unwind.

— Alan Schaaf

If you're even on the fence about hiring someone, that person is a no. You have to feel it in your gut.

— Alan Schaaf

Over the years, the Internet has been going down the path of becoming a more personalized experience.

— Alan Schaaf

We're not going the photography route. I think there is a real distinction between photos and images, and Flickr is for photos, and Instagram is for photos. You wouldn't put a filter on a meme; you'd put a filter on top of a photo that came from your camera.

— Alan Schaaf

Revenue is not where the focus of the company is at. We are focused on pushing out cool products like our analytics.

— Alan Schaaf

Imgur is a data-driven company, and our community is our most important signal. But you can't perfectly plot humans neatly into a chart. It takes someone with instincts and empathy to truly understand the community and represent them in all of the company decisions.

— Alan Schaaf

Imgur has always been profitable right from the very beginning, and the only time I ever had to spend money on it was for the initial domain name because as soon as I released it, people liked it so much that they were donating, and so Imgur survived for the first six months just purely on donations.

— Alan Schaaf

The successful entrepreneurs that I see have two characteristics: self-awareness and persistence. They're able to see problems in their companies through their self-awareness and be persistent enough to solve them.

— Alan Schaaf

We try hard to provide the best user experience possible, and that means the best ads possible, so we work with the brands to come up with the best images.

— Alan Schaaf

The reason I want to be able to teleport is that I don't like waiting around. It's one of my pet peeves. I also don't like traveling, because I don't like sitting on a plane for six hours, doing nothing, essentially wasting time. You know what would be awesome? Bam, I'm in New York.

— Alan Schaaf

There are so many easier ways to live your life than to start a company.

— Alan Schaaf

When we first started growing our employees, I was scared. I would often think, 'If we had more people, what would they do? Is there really enough work?'

— Alan Schaaf

I'm the type of manager who doesn't really like the word 'manage.' Nor do I really like the word 'boss.' I like to look at myself as more as a leader.

— Alan Schaaf

I'm probably most proud of the fact that we are bootstrapped and that we are able to do not just the typical Silicon Valley startup thing. We are basically throwing away all the typical conventions of other startups.

— Alan Schaaf

The only thing that matters on Imgur is the quality of the content.

— Alan Schaaf

I've found that instability from growth comes in waves.

— Alan Schaaf

Imgur isn't about following a celebrity, and it's not about following a person in real life. You don't have to build up a massive following and use that to get your distribution.

— Alan Schaaf

When I come into the office, the first thing I do is I plan out what I want to accomplish that day. I write it down in my notebook and make sure I accomplish it before I leave that day.

— Alan Schaaf

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