Hacker Mindset Quotes

A primary concern among Mac users, and a benefit to the hacking community, is the Mac owner mind-set that Macs aren’t susceptible to viruses or attack. It is an interesting stance considering that the thing they are claiming to be naturally impervious from attack is, well, a computer!

WE LIVE IN AN age of nontraditional ladder climbing. Not just in politics, but in business and personal development and education and entertainment and innovation. Traditional paths are not just slow; they’re no longer viable if we want to compete and innovate. That’s great news, because throwing out the dues paradigm leads us toward meritocracy. But to be successful, we need to start thinking more like hackers, acting more like entrepreneurs. We have to work smarter, not just harder. We’ll see throughout the following chapters how Sinatra-style credibility and ladder switching—always parlaying for something more—are the foundation for how the most interesting people and companies in the world succeed. It’s not just how presidents get to the top. It’s how CEOs and comedians and racecar drivers hone their skills and make it in the big leagues. It’s how new businesses grow fast, and old businesses grow faster. It’s how entrepreneurs create life-changing products in record time and inventors parlay dreams for bigger dreams. Hacking the ladder is the mind-set they use to get places. The rest of this book is about becoming good enough to deserve it.

Our learning path will have no learning path.

For those of you unfamiliar with the term "growth hacking," growth hacking focuses exclusively on strategies and tactics (typically in digital marketing) that help grow a business or product.  The concept was first coined by Sean Ellis of Dropbox fame back in 2010 in a blog post. It has since changed the face of startup marketing, with Techcrunch guest writer Aaron Ginn explaining that a growth hacker has a "mindset of data, creativity, and curiosity.

Growth hacking really is a mindset rather than a tool kit.

director of growth at StumbleUpon, put it best: growth hacking is more of a mindset than a tool kit.

Whether you’re currently a marketing executive or a college grad about to enter the field—the first growth hackers have pioneered a new way. Some of their strategies are incredibly technical and complex. The strategies also change constantly; in fact, occasionally it might work only one time. This book is short because it sticks with the timeless parts. I also won’t weigh you down with heavy concepts like “cohort analysis” and “viral coefficients.”* Instead, we will focus on the mindset—it’s far and away the most important part. I start and end with my own experiences in this book, not because I am anyone special but because I think they illustrate a microcosm of the industry itself. The old way—where product development and

Not just hacking.” It was easy to be dismissive when you didn’t understand the mindset. “And not all hackers are bad.” She shrugged. “It’s not that much different from playing with Legos to start with, although ‘hackers’ are generally more concerned with looking for flaws in a design system than building something from scratch.

Not just hacking.” It was easy to be dismissive when you didn’t understand the mindset. “And not all hackers are bad.” She shrugged. “It’s not that much different from playing with Legos to start with, although ‘hackers’ are generally more concerned with looking for flaws in a design system than building something from scratch.” They walked out the main door and south along the street. “It often starts when they’re kids trying to figure something out. It’s a game. A puzzle. Even those who do crazy things like try to hack the NSA—they don’t usually believe they can get in.

Growth HAcking is more of a mindset that a tool kit