Marissa Ann Mayer is an American businesswoman and investor. She is an information technology executive and co-founder of Sunshine Contact. Mayer formerly served as the president and chief executive officer of Yahoo!, a position she held from July 2012. It was announced in January 2017 that she would step down from the company’s board upon the sale of Yahoo!’s operating business to Verizon Communications for $4.8 billion. This Marissa Mayer quotes will motivate you.
Best Marissa Mayer Quotes
- “I always did something I was a little not ready to do. I think that’s how you grow. When there’s that moment of ‘Wow, I’m not really sure I can do this,’ and you push through those moments, that’s when you have a breakthrough.” ~ Marissa Mayer
- “If you’re the smartest person in the room, you’re in the wrong room.” ~ Marissa Mayer
- “Do something you’re not ready to do. In the worst case, you’ll learn your limitations.” ~ Marissa Mayer
- “Innovation is born from the interaction between constraint and vision.” ~ Marissa Mayer
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“You have to ruthlessly prioritize.” ~ Marissa Mayer
- “People are more productive when they’re alone, but they’re more collaborative and innovative when they’re together.” ~ Marissa Mayer
- “Success is never getting to the bottom of your to-do list.” ~ Marissa Mayer
- “You can’t have everything you want, but you can have the things that really matter to you.” ~ Marissa Mayer
- “If you push through that feeling of being scared, that feeling of taking risk, really amazing things can happen.” ~ Marissa Mayer
- “People ask me all the time: ‘What is it like to be a woman at Google?’ I’m not a woman at Google, I’m a geek at Google. And being a geek is just great. I’m a geek, I like to code, I even like to use spreadsheets when I cook.” ~ Marissa Mayer
- “Good students are good at all things.” ~ Marissa Mayer
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“I think the most interesting thing is what happens next.” ~ Marissa Mayer
- “New beginnings – professional, personal, or come what may – are always uncomfortable, but being open to them is the only way to grow. In the end, we are all capable of so much more than we think.” ~ Marissa Mayer
- “It is wonderful to work in an environment with a lot of smart people. It challenges you to think and work on a different level. If you play with better players, you learn a lot: perspectives, intellectual arguments, new ways of thinking about things.” ~ Marissa Mayer
- “I definitely think what drives technology companies is the people; because in a technology company it’s always about what are you going to do next.” ~ Marissa Mayer
- “If you can find something that you’re really passionate about, whether you’re a man or a woman comes a lot less into play. Passion is a gender-neutralizing force.” ~ Marissa Mayer
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“I’m not a pro, but I know enough to be dangerous.” ~ Marissa Mayer
- “I realized in all the cases where I was happy with the decision I made, there were two common threads: Surround myself with the smartest people who challenge you to think about things in new ways, and do something you are not ready to do so you can learn the most.” ~ Marissa Mayer
- “Straight lines don’t exist in the human form and are extremely rare in nature, so the human touch in the logo is that all the lines and forms have at least a slight curve.” ~ Marissa Mayer
- “This is one of my favorites. People think of creativity as this sort of unbridled thing, but engineers thrive on constraints. They love to think their way out of that little box: ‘We know you said it was impossible, but we’re going to do this, this, and that to get us there.'” ~ Marissa Mayer
- “I’ve come to realize that being a mother makes me a better executive because motherhood forces prioritization. Being a mom gives you so much more clarity on what is important.” ~ Marissa Mayer
- “Beyond basic mathematical aptitude, the difference between good programmers and great programmers is verbal ability.” ~ Marissa Mayer
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“Geeks are people who love something so much that all the details matter.” ~ Marissa Mayer
- “Your rhythm is what matters to you so much that when you miss it you’re resentful of your work…So find your rhythm, understand what makes you resentful, and protect it.” ~ Marissa Mayer
- “To me, the future is personalization .” ~ Marissa Mayer
- “Really in technology, it’s about the people, getting the best people, retaining them, nurturing a creative environment, and helping to find a way to innovate.” ~ Marissa Mayer
- “Creativity thrives best when constrained.” ~ Marissa Mayer
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“I always did something I was a little not ready to do. I think that’s how you grow.” ~ Marissa Mayer
- “I have a theory that burnout is about resentment. And you beat it by knowing what it is you’re giving up that makes you resentful.” ~ Marissa Mayer
- “You can be good at technology and like fashion and art. You can be good at technology and be a jock. You can be good at technology and be a mom. You can do it your way, on your terms.” ~ Marissa Mayer quotes
- “My friend Andre said to me, ‘You know, Marissa, you’re putting a lot of pressure on yourself to pick the right choice, and I’ve gotta be honest: That’s not what I see here. I see a bunch of good choices, and there’s the one that you pick and make great.’ I think that’s one of the best pieces of advice I’ve ever gotten.” ~ Marissa Mayer
- “I think it’s very comforting for people to put me in a box. ‘Oh, she’s a fluffy girlie girl who likes clothes and cupcakes. Oh, but wait, she is spending her weekends doing hardware electronics.’” ~ Marissa Mayer
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“Reality is but a poor excuse for not having an imagination.” ~ Marissa Mayer
- “With data collection, ‘the sooner the better is always the best answer.” ~ Marissa Mayer
- “I’ve always liked simplicity.” ~ Marissa Mayer
- “Right now is a great time to be a woman in tech, but there’s not enough women in tech.” ~ Marissa Mayer
- “Product management really is the fusion between technology, what engineers do – and the business side.” ~ Marissa Mayer
- “The internet creates more of an appetite for media – it doesn’t replace physical books, radio or TV.” ~ Marissa Mayer
- “If I had been more self-conscious about being a woman, it would have stifled me.” ~ Marissa Mayer
- “I think that for me, it’s God, family, and Yahoo – in that order.” ~ Marissa Mayer
