“My management troubles may have derived mainly from my lack of business experience, but they were multiplied by not having a real partner to help me run the company.”— Katharine Graham, amazon.com
“When I was disengaged, I didn't leave any real authority in place. In my absence, the company ticks along nicely; with the challenge of Buzzfeed and Vox, ticking along nicely is no longer enough. Even when I'm here, if I'm obsessed by something, other parts of our common project can spin off in unpr…”— Nick Denton, observer.com