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23 quotes by Jennifer Pahlka

Jennifer Pahlka (born 1969) is the founder and Executive Director of Code for America. Previously she had worked at CMP Media with various roles in the computer game industry. She was the co-chair and general manager of the Web 2.0 conferences.
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When one neighbor helps another, we strengthen our communities.

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We have this idea of bureaucracy in local government, and it's generally things that we're frustrated at. It doesn't work the way we like... →

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You might not think of something like TurboTax as a civic venture, but that product took a confusing interface to a government process and made it... →

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If you don't tolerate any risk, you can never innovate.

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We have to make bureaucracy sexy.

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Before I started Code for America, I spent my career around startups. First it was game developers, small teams trying to make hits in a tough... →

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Now, a lot of people have given up on government. And if you're one of those people, I would ask that you reconsider, because things are... →

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Our ability to do great things with data will make a real difference in every aspect of our lives.

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As a society, we haven't spent as much time building the citizen Internet.

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Cities perform most functions in a very Industrial Age model.

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Government is supposed to be about how we do things together, and we can do that much more together if we use technology smartly right now.

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I think there is a big disjuncture between what we are served up as consumers and what we are served up as citizens.

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If you are really interested in making government work, you should have the experience of working in government.

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