Steve Blank Quotes

History has repeatedly shown that when a new method or material becomes available, new uses for it arise.

For any new technology there is always controversy and there always some fear associated with it. I think that's just the price of being first sometimes.

The move to modernity has its risks but the greater risk is not moving at all.

In the entertainment industry, there remains one constant: change.

In three years, every product my company makes will be obsolete. The only question is whether we will make them obsolete or somebody else will.

Now, with the Internet, you're either five years ahead or you're five years behind, and the music game is catchin' up right now.

The trouble with innovation is that truly innovative ideas often look like bad ideas at the time.

The pace of change and the threat of disruption creates tremendous opportunities.

The old rules are crumbling and nobody knows what the new rules are...so make up your own rules.

Any year that you don't destroy one of your best-loved ideas is probably a wasted year

Good ideas are often murdered by better ones.

It's a brave new world.

In times of rapid change, experience could be your worst enemy.

Once a new technology rolls over you, if you're not part of the steamroller, you're part of the road.

Nobody sets out to break new ground. I think change comes when people have no other choice.

The reality is regulation often lags behind innovation.

It doesn't matter how new an idea is: what matters is how new it becomes.

Necessity is the mother of taking chances.

The world is changing very fast. Big will not beat small anymore. It will be the fast beating the slow.

I believe you have to be willing to be misunderstood if you're going to innovate.

If you do something new, it will always look a little bit strange.

Without change there is no innovation, creativity, or incentive for improvement. Those who initiate change will have a better opportunity to manage the change that is inevitable.

When you look at every studio in the '20s or '30s, from Louis B. Mayer to Jack Warner, you see people who started with one plan and quickly shifted gears to adapt to a changing world. One of my favorite stories is that Walt Disney mortgaged his house to make 'Snow White.' He saw there was a real opportunity to change the world.

Chaos in the world brings uneasiness, but it also allows the opportunity for creativity and growth.

The problem as you get older... is that you become more self-aware. At the same time, you have to surprise yourself. There's no way of arranging the surprise, so it is tricky.