What we're starting to see is that the best apps tend to be the simplest, the easiest to use and the fastest to use.
Dennis CrowleyBuilding a product is easy. But building the company that builds the product is hard.
Dennis CrowleyFoursquare makes maps special. We take maps that are blank and put dots on them to help you figure out what to do.
Dennis CrowleyDon't let people tell you your ideas won't work. If you're passionate about an idea that's stuck in your head, find a way to build it so you can prove to yourself that it doesn't work.
Dennis CrowleyI learned early on not to feel badly about reaching out for help, and not to feel embarrassed about saying that you're in over your head.
Dennis CrowleyHire the best people you can find. This was kind of easy in the early days of foursquare - we hired our friends who were really passionate about the stuff they were building. We have a superstar team not just because their resumes are so strong, but because they've been passionate, thinking about and tinkering in this space forever. Those are the people you want to surround yourself with.
Dennis CrowleyI'm still a really shitty programmer, but I know enough to hack a prototype together.
Dennis CrowleyForget about where you want to be and go out and build stuff. Dodgeball came from being bored at work... things happen because you make them happen. Stop sketching, and start building.
Dennis CrowleyBuild something that fixes something people are having a problem with, and you're lined up for great things.
Dennis Crowley