Pete Cashmore

Pete Cashmore
Pete Cashmoreis the CEO and founder of the popular blog Mashable, a Technorati Top 10 blog worldwide. He grew up in Banchory, and founded Mashable in Aberdeen, Scotland in 2005 at age 19...
NationalityScottish
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth18 September 1985
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along exciting good people plan steps
I'm very much a creative person, but you've got to do the follow-through. A lot of people start out with an exciting thing and they want to take over the world, but really the people who do take over the world have a good plan of how to get there and the steps along the way.
information revolution lifetime
We have this revolution that's happening in our lifetime. The Information Revolution is changing absolutely every industry and every part of life and society and behavior.
tolerance connected
We are all more connected than ever. That connectivity builds tolerance.
inspirational people world
Execution really shapes whether your company takes off or not. A lot of people start out with an exciting thing and they want to take over the world, but really the people who do take over the world have a good plan of how to get there and the steps along the way.
want tvs watches
I don't have a TV or watch movies. I don't like to be broadcast to, I want to participate.
attention social-media social-network
We're living at a time when attention is the new currency.
internet compelling ifs
If it doesn't come through the Internet, it's not really compelling to me.
want judged
You just want to be judged against everyone fairly.
strong growing-up dad
My dad is good at sticking with stuff and he has a strong work ethic, which is imbued in me. Growing up, he would constantly ask what I was doing and was I achieving anything.
challenges lines bed
The Internet was appealing partly because it was something I could do in bed and feel like I was achieving something. I had an operation when I was 13 and ended up with complications, so I was in and out of the hospital. The bottom line is you can get through health challenges. It's part of why I was so driven.
technology careers life-is
Always, in your career and personal life, be evolving with technology.
responsibility community
You have a responsibility when you have a large community.
people tools
What I’m interested in are tools that can assist people to do the things they’re really good at.
thinking efficiency pure
I think you’re going to see tech bringing efficiencies to businesses that aren’t pure tech.