Jonah Peretti quotes

People don't do good work when they feel like losers and are second class citizens within their own company. (Jonah Peretti)
I think a lot about how ideas spread, how information spreads, why is it that something youre really proud of and you spend a lot of time creating sometimes doesnt go anywhere, and something that you kind of do on the side, on a lark, ends up getting shared and passed around and having this big impact.
Jonah Peretti
People say the Internet's made of cats. The reason isn't because of cats; it's because people like to have an emotion where they say 'aww' all at the same time.
Jonah Peretti
Im a typical Capricorn. Im hardworking, loyal, sometimes stubborn, and I dont believe in astrology.
Jonah Peretti
The biggest misconception people have is that quality is all that matters. The truth is that quality helps, but there's a ton of high-quality things that don't go anywhere.
Jonah Peretti
BuzzFeed started as a lab with a small team where we would play with ideas.
Jonah Peretti
One of the things that is counterintuitive about BuzzFeed is that there's not a natural corollary to what we're doing because it isn't possible to distribute content through word-of-mouth in print.
Jonah Peretti
People used to share things with e-mail on a massive scale. If you remember e-mail forwards from the late '90s, it was a terrible way to share content.
Jonah Peretti
If you look at the heritage of the best advertising, you can make stuff that is great for both readers and advertisers. I don't think Don Draper would have loved banner ads.
Jonah Peretti
At The Huffington Post, we thought of the front page as a one-stop shop for everything you'd need in news.
Jonah Peretti
People on Twitter can follow tech if they're interested in tech, or business if they're interested in business, or they can follow celebrities that they're fans of. (Jonah Peretti)
Mormons know that it's not enough to practise your religion - you also have to spread your religion.
Jonah Peretti
I think the best content on BuzzFeed is something you share with someone else in your life, and it connects you to them. And that's a big part of what e-mail's about as well.
Jonah Peretti