You've just got to focus on excellence and try not to be distracted by the news and the rumors and the absurdities of the stories that were coming out.

Quote by James Daly

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The stock market can be down, but the stock market is not an indication of...

The stock market can be down, but the stock market is not an indication of...

I'm a history buff, and right now we're sitting on one of the most dramatic...

I'm a history buff, and right now we're sitting on one of the most dramatic...

You know, technology CEOs like to think of themselves as rock 'n roll stars.

You know, technology CEOs like to think of themselves as rock 'n roll stars.

Business people have been made into these rock stars because they've made a lot of...

Business people have been made into these rock stars because they've made a lot of...

I think what we should have done is integrate the web site with the magazine...

I think what we should have done is integrate the web site with the magazine...

You can't be distracted by the noise of misinformation.

You can't be distracted by the noise of misinformation.

People say we were an overnight success. It took us a year to be an...

People say we were an overnight success. It took us a year to be an...

The hardest part of it was really being away from my family - I have...

The hardest part of it was really being away from my family - I have...

You have to remember a lot of business is very cyclical.

You have to remember a lot of business is very cyclical.

I still believe that the mission of Business 2.0 is very strong, very fundamental, and...

I still believe that the mission of Business 2.0 is very strong, very fundamental, and...

People who say that the Internet is the bubble are incredibly misguided.

People who say that the Internet is the bubble are incredibly misguided.

I think Fast Company has a tremendously smart focus and execution.

I think Fast Company has a tremendously smart focus and execution.

And I love writing. I've always loved writing.

And I love writing. I've always loved writing.

See, what we were going to do was say, the Internet is this great business...

See, what we were going to do was say, the Internet is this great business...

The magazine was being started by a company that had no experience in business magazine...

The magazine was being started by a company that had no experience in business magazine...

The story of the Internet is this incredibly strong, exciting change.

The story of the Internet is this incredibly strong, exciting change.

There was never any danger of Business 2.0 ever going under.

There was never any danger of Business 2.0 ever going under.

The best rock musicians are the most exciting people in the world.

The best rock musicians are the most exciting people in the world.

There certainly was a lot of potential in the air for doing a magazine which...

There certainly was a lot of potential in the air for doing a magazine which...

I think up until that time a lot of focus on Internet coverage was either...

I think up until that time a lot of focus on Internet coverage was either...