Adam D’Angelo Quotes, born August 14, 1984, in Redding, Connecticut, is an American internet entrepreneur and co-founder of Quora, a knowledge-sharing platform launched in 2009 that has grown to over 100 million monthly users. As the former Chief Technology Officer of Facebook and a key figure in OpenAI’s board, D’Angelo’s early work with Mark Zuckerberg on projects like the Synapse Media Player and his $20 million investment in Quora’s Series B round highlight his knack for innovation and scaling tech ventures.
These 15 quotes—sourced from interviews, Quora-related content, and posts on X—capture his insights on knowledge, leadership, innovation, and building for the long term, reflecting his relentless pursuit of impact and clarity of thought.
Adam D’Angelo Quotes
- “Focus on the long term, and always do what’s right to grow the company and not make short-term decisions. And outlast everyone one.” (Interview, quoted in BrainyQuote, n.d.)
- “You have to get comfortable giving up control, and you find people who do things better than you do. Quora now does better with the team we have built.” (Interview, quoted in BrainyQuote, n.d.)
- “I really like knowledge and reading books and just generally immersing myself in information.” (Interview, quoted in Quotespace.org, n.d.)
- “More than a billion people use the Internet, yet only a tiny fraction contribute their knowledge to it.” (Interview, quoted in BrainyQuote, n.d.)
- “We started off by inviting our friends to use Quora, and then they invited their friends, and it just grew from there.” (Interview, quoted in BrainyQuote, n.d.)
- “I’ve really enjoyed starting Quora from the beginning. It’s really nice to have a new start to things.” (Interview, quoted in BrainyQuote, n.d.)
- “Anything you want to know, you go to Quora and get it. And at the same time, give people a platform that is easy to use for sharing the knowledge.” (Interview, quoted in BrainyQuote, n.d.)
- “The more questions and answers we get, the more useful Quora is.” (Interview, quoted in BrainyQuote, n.d.)
- “When you look at Yahoo Answers, there can be a lot of garbage. But if you’re careful about the rules and supporting good contributions, over time you can get better and better, like Wikipedia.” (Interview, quoted in BrainyQuote, n.d.)
- “The area we define as what Quora’s good at is long-form text that’s useful over time, and where you care about who wrote the text.” (Interview, quoted in blog.srpl.net, 2022)
- “If you imagine your friend is recommending you content on a topic they’re an expert on, they can do a really good job of that.” (Interview, quoted in BrainyQuote, n.d.)
- “We want Quora to last forever, and in order to last forever, it’s going to need to have revenue. One of the best things about ads is that you don’t need to exclude anyone.” (Interview, quoted in BrainyQuote, n.d.)
- “We need to build systems that can automatically figure out what’s high quality and what’s not, and encourage users to contribute high-quality content.” (Interview, quoted in BrainyQuote, n.d.)
- “I think as more people use the phones to access the Internet, they have a lot less patience for trying to find things on the search engines.” (Interview, quoted in BrainyQuote, n.d.)
- “A lot of people really like to answer questions, and they really enjoy sharing their knowledge. Especially people who have valuable knowledge.” (Interview, quoted in BrainyQuote, n.d.)
Adam D’Angelo’s quotes are a compelling blend of vision, pragmatism, and a passion for democratizing knowledge, inspiring us to think long-term, build strong teams, and share what we know with the world. Which quote ignites your drive to innovate? Share it below and keep D’Angelo’s pioneering legacy alive!
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