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Experimentation Quotes

"I like the challenge of trying different things and wondering whether it’s going to work or whether I’m going to fall flat on my face."

"Most large organizations embrace the idea of invention, but are not willing to suffer the string of failed experiments necessary to get there."

"Failure and invention are inseparable twins. To invent you have to experiment, and if you know in advance that it's going to work, it's not an experiment."

"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work."

"The only difference between screwing around and science is writing it down"

"We understand that and believe in failing early and iterating until we get it right. When this process works, it means our failures are relatively small in size (most experiments can start small), and when we hit on something that is really working for cus"

"Remember kids, the only difference between screwing around and science is writing it down"

"Looking back, it is not so surprising that humanity has remade itself so completely so quickly considering that it has always been an experimental animal"

"Sometimes the best way to learn something is by doing it wrong and looking at what you did."

"Staying in Day 1 requires you to experiment patiently, accept failures, plant seeds, protect saplings, and double down when you see customer delight."

"Experimentation is the true fountainhead of all knowledge."

"Our own life is the instrument with which we experiment with the truth."

"To invent you have to experiment, and if you know in advance that it’s going to work, it’s not an experiment."

"It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something"

"The difference between screwing around and science is writing it down"

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