A biography for Harper Reedhasn’t been written yet.
“If you get a WhatsApp message, you're probably going to open it. That's the interesting thing.”
“I try and wake up relatively early. I listen to some music and check Twitter. I also make sure I weigh myself and check how long I slept. I do that because knowing that data seems better than not knowing it.”
“My parents are very supportive: they helped redirect my technology attitude and my punkness into positive things.”
“You can tell charlatans when they say 'big' in front of everything.”
“I am patiently waiting for the singularity.”
“Data is what powers all of us and our lives. It is ubiquitous among our now-connected lives. I love how it is now the oxygen of our Internet world.”
“If you want to go and build a company that exists in Silicon Valley, then you should go and do it there. But if you want to build a company that is Australian, that represents your culture and your being, then you should do it in Sydney.”
“We make interesting companies and real businesses. It's not social networks for cats.”
“Not every time you open Messenger do you want an Uber, but when you do want an Uber, it appears. That is the goal.”
“A lot of people are buying things on the Internet - not just white men.”
“I usually hire people who have very exemplary work experience. Where they went to school, or what degree they have, really has no play into the hiring decision.”
“I wonder which is ultimately more creepy: shopping at Amazon or using Facebook?”
“Campaigns are crazy things. They're half startup, half enterprise.”
“'Data scientist,' as a profession, is largely a fad.”