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18 quotes by Jonah Peretti

Jonah Peretti Peretti in August 2005 Born (1974-01-01) January 1, 1974 (age 41) Nationality American Alma mater University of California, Santa Cruz Known for BuzzFeed, Huffington Post Notable work(s) Nike Sweatshop Emails, Black People Love Us Spouse(s) Andrea Harner Relatives Chelsea Peretti (sister) Jonah Peretti (born January 1, 1974) is an American Internet entrepreneur, a founder of BuzzFeed and Huffington Post, and creator...
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I'm a typical Capricorn. I'm hardworking, loyal, sometimes stubborn, and I don't believe in astrology.

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People don't do good work when they feel like losers and are second-class citizens within their own company.

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At The Huffington Post, we thought of the front page as a one-stop shop for everything you'd need in news.

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If you look at the heritage of the best advertising, you can make stuff that is great for both readers and advertisers. I don't think Don Draper... →

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It's so much easier to write for a person in your life than to write for some imagined readership, so you write something that's more... →

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People used to share things with e-mail on a massive scale. If you remember e-mail forwards from the late '90s, it was a terrible way to share... →

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The biggest misconception people have is that quality is all that matters. The truth is that quality helps, but there's a ton of high-quality... →

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Mormons know that it's not enough to practise your religion - you also have to spread your religion.

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People say the Internet's made of cats. The reason isn't because of cats; it's because people like to have an emotion where they say... →

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A lot of web companies will take a short-term approach and sell to an incumbent and don't end up living up to their full potential.

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BuzzFeed started as a lab with a small team where we would play with ideas.

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I did parallel entrepreneurship, which was very hard to do. It was hard to keep your head straight and know which ideas were with which company.

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I think a lot about how ideas spread, how information spreads, why is it that something you're really proud of and you spend a lot of time... →

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