Kara Swisher, host of Pivot and Sway podcasts, co-founder of Recode: "When I have someone try to shut me down by insulting me or calling me bossy or outspoken, that's when I go full in."

I think what people confuse is saying anything you think and it not being informed with candor. If you're ill-informed and you say something, you're just an idiot, like welcome to President Trump, right? He just says things that are stupid or lies or whatever.

I think if people are very clear about what they want, what they need, what they think... I don't see any plus in doing anything but that at work—and I've never seen a downside to it. The people who hold it against me for telling the informed truth, which is informed by experience or reporting or whatever, well, they can go stick it. I don't really care.

The problem with most journalists is they're incredibly shy. I just call people, or I contact them by DM ... I call them, and I go visit them. I think most people don't do that. I know it sounds dumb, but I don't go there with any story in mind necessarily.

I think a lot of people tend to not say what's right in front of them. Everyone sees an awkward situation, and no one says anything. Everyone looks down, but nobody says anything. I say something. I'm like, 'No, that's terrible.'

I think really good entrepreneurs have an ability to come up with a theory... and then tweak it along the way. I think that's really important to recognize that you can continually shift and change.

Whatever you are, whether you're shy or outspoken or wherever, hiding yourself never works. It never works for you in a career.

If you want to do things on your own, you have to not mind losing and you have to not mind failing.

I think smart people like smart conversations. I think they're bored in their minds about the talking points.