Fast Company just published its Lessons For 2013: Business Wisdom From Airbnb To Zappos, where they invited a whole bunch of smart business people to send in a tweetable lesson. And, oh look! There are loads of “Humanize“-related ones! We’re not the only ones banging this drum… but then you knew that already. Because you see the movement all around us, just like we do. 
- I want each company in my portfolio to think about how they are enabling their employees’ entrepreneurial spirit.- Reid Hoffman, Partner Greylock
- We have to invent an internal culture that can manage dichotomies. Luke Wood, President and COO, Beats By Dr. Dre
- Entrepreneurship is a new corporate function. Eric Ries, Author, The Lean Startup
- Listen to your customer both in person and online, and make changes to fine-tune the experience. Kevin Desanctis, CEO, Revel Entertainment
- Ideas go nowhere if they stay in your head. Everything has to be communicated to the people who execute on ideas. Dennis Crowley, CEO, Foursquare
- The highest-paid opinion matters the least. Data from experiments is critical so that the best idea can prove itself. Brad Smith, CEO, Intuit
- As startup founders, we often wait for things to stop changing. Enjoy change as it happens. Rashmi Sinha, CEO, SlideShare
- We have to think about everything that goes on in our members’ lives, beyond just what they’re doing in the club. Sarah Robb O’Hagan, President, Equinox
- Our employees and customers are increasingly interested in why they should be part of our business. Danny Meyer, CEO, Union Square Hospitality Group
- Executives need to design structures that amplify, rather than encumber, remarkable talent. Sam Yagan, CEO, Match Inc.
- Our cardinal rule was to do what’s best for our students. Daphne Koller, Co-CEO, Coursera
- User interface and industrial design must build an identity together. Yves Behar, Designer And Founder, Fuseproject
- Goals are important. But it’s the “aha” moments on the way to the goals that have taught me the most. Fiona Morrisson, Former Brand And Advertising Director, JetBlue
- It’s very easy to think that you are the expert on your own product. The true experts are your customers. Jamie Wong, CEO, Vayable
- Don’t just create more exceptions to the rules. Rewrite them. Jeffrey Hollender, Cofounder, Seventh Generation
- When you hire great people, despite the cost, great things will happen. Jonah Peretti, Cofounder, Buzzfeed
- There is no tried-and-tested path in engineering. You try, and fail, and fix, and fail again. James Dyson, Founder, Dyson
- Innovation is often the result of random conversations–collisions. We want to accelerate those collisions. Tony Hsieh, CEO, Zappos
- I only have room for things in my life that feel great and have purpose. Pharrell Williams, Music Producer And Entrepreneur
- Once you master something, don’t be content to polish and refine your game. Robin Willner, Former IBM Executive; Now VP Of Funder Engagement, Growth Philanthropy Network
- Avoid the overvalued and invest in the undervalued. Sounds so simple! Troy Carter, Manager, Lady Gaga
- Commitment to the vision trumps funding, technology, gold-plated degrees, and press. Marci Harris, CEO, Popvox
- Work-family isn’t an either-or proposition…but it requires having the will to be present for both. Howard Gordon, Executive Producer, Homeland
- There’s a ton of room for growth in that unplanned space. Steve Nash, Guard, Los Angeles Lakers
- Real social progress isn’t achieved through plans or predictions. Alex Bogusky, Partner, Fearless Cottage And Made Movement
- Your mind is a container of possibilities. If you furnish it with poems, you have constant access to wisdom. Daniel Libeskind, Architect
- The people who do love what we do? We resonate with them. We give them a home. Yael Cohen, CEO, Fuck Cancer
- Maintaining our culture and sensibilities means spending time with everyone who joins. David Karp, CEO, Tumblr
- Anytime I go to a different city, I meet up with customers. It puts me in their shoes. Aaron Levie, CEO, Box
- How we think is as important as what we think. John O’Farrell, General Partner, Andreessen Horowitz
- In a world…awash in sequels, you stand out w/ originality and big risks. Travis Knight, CEO, Laika
What’s your tweetable lesson for 2013? Fast Company wants to know! Use the #lessons2013 hashtag to join this conversation.
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