Being in Silicon Valley is like playing for the Yankees. You get knocked around more than anywhere else, the glare of the media spotlight is more brutal, and the expectations are higher than they'd be in any other city. Sarah Lacy brutalcityexpectation share on social
I am a huge fan of using social media to connect with people because I think there was this 'ivory tower' aspect of journalism where people might read a byline for years but have no idea about the person who was behind it and never get to communicate with them or ask them a question. Sarah Lacy aspectbylinecommunicate share on social
I think everyone has their own style in journalism. Look, I'm a girl from the South! Sometimes I laugh. Someone can pejoratively call it giggling. But if you look at the body of my work, I ask lots of hard questions and break a lot of hard news. Sarah Lacy bodybreakcall share on social
Sometimes the hardest thing about committing the perfect crime can be keeping your genius to yourself. Sarah Lacy commitcrimegenius Change image and share on social
What created Silicon Valley was a culture of openness, and there is no future to Silicon Valley without it. Sarah Lacy createculturefuture Change image and share on social
Unions inherently create an 'us versus them' dynamic that makes winning against a company's management the top goal, not serving customers, innovating, or in the case of education, teaching kids. Sarah Lacy casecompanycreate Change image and share on social
It's happening: Lou Dobbs' dream come true and Silicon Valley's worst nightmare. We're already seeing the reverse brain drain as smart immigrants take their U.S. educations and experience building companies and creating technology back to their home countries. Sarah Lacy backbadbrain share on social
One of the great ironies of the social media era is that some of the least social people in the world created it. Sarah Lacy createeragreat Change image and share on social
A lot of the books that have been written about Silicon Valley are really good. Michael Malone's books are incredible. I think his 'Infinite Loop' is the best book that's been written about Apple. Sarah Lacy applebookgood Change image and share on social
As I've written before, China's ability to be the assembly line to the world wasn't where its role in the global economy ended; it was where it began. An ability to make products cheaper than anywhere else gave way to an ability to make high end products more nimbly than anywhere else. Sarah Lacy abilityassemblybegin share on social