“Copy, Transform, Combine. “創意應是來自外界的激發，而非閉門造車；沒有人是從零開始，我們都仰賴彼此的貢獻。承認這點並不代表我們將會淪為平庸之輩，人云亦云；反而是將我們從迷思中解放出來！並激勵我們不應對個人過度期待，而是單純去嘗試創新。” Everything is a Remix.”

— Kirby Ferguson

Nov 12 2012

“The best idea won’t come as an “a-ha” moment, but from exploring the entire solution space to discover where your idea fits”

— Instagram Co-Founder Mike Krieger

Nov 12 2012

“If you hire people just because they can do a job, they’ll work for your money. But if you hire people who believe what you believe, they’ll work for you with blood and sweat and tears.”

— Simon Sinek

Nov 12 2012

800 lb gorilla

“800 pound gorilla” is an American English expression for a person or organization so powerful that it can act without regard to the rights of others or the law. The phrase is rooted in a riddle:

“Where does an 800 lb. gorilla sleep?”

The answer:

“Anywhere it wants to.”

This highlights the disparity of power between the “800 lb. gorilla” and everything else.

The term can describe a powerful geopolitical and military force, or, in business, a powerful corporate entity that has such a large majority percentage of whatever market they compete within that they can use that strength to crush would-be competitors. (The metaphor includes an inherent bit of hyperbole; the highest weight yet recorded for an actual gorilla is 600 lb (270 kg).)

The metaphor has been mixed, on occasion, with the metaphor of the elephant in the room, as in TV advertisements by the financial firm AXA Equitable broadcast in 2010. In 2011, former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee referred to the healthcare plan instituted by former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney as “the 800-pound elephant in the room”.

Oct 2 2012