Kevin Rose Quotes & Sayings

“My background is in tech. I studied computer science, and was working on TechTV, so the first thing I wanted to do was see my favorite motherboard stories hit the front page; you know, like, really geeky stuff.”

“One of the things that I've always loved to do is brainstorm ideas with friends and get together and talk about what they're building... Essentially, my day-to-day is just going around and meeting entrepreneurs and talking to them about what they plan on launching.”

“I want to be known as one of the most accurate investors that ever lived.”

“Digg is like your newspaper, but rather than a handful of editors determining what's on the front page, the masses do.”

“People want to have a voice and a say in what is news.”

“The democratic approach to news is a very valuable thing. We're always going to be dependent on the quality of reporting of mainstream media.”

“We want to open digg up to just about anyone and everyone that wants to express their interest in any type of news story or Web content.”

“I focus on consumer Internet. Sometimes it's a working prototype; sometimes it's an idea on a napkin. I don't do a ton of deals a year, and I really like working with startups - it's the only way I can invest. It fits my ADD brain.”

“Since news breaks on digg very quickly, we face the same issues as newspapers which print a retraction for a story that was misreported. The difference with digg is that equal play can be given to both sides of a story, whereas with a newspaper, a retraction or correction is usually buried.”

“At our peak, no one knew how to value Digg.”