I left Google after four years of working on Google Maps, search, and Google TV as a product marketing manager. I knew I wanted to do something on my own. Brit Morin More Quotes by Brit Morin More Quotes From Brit Morin I'm literally online all day long, and if I don't get back to everyone, I'll stay up all night. Brit Morin online night long Find advocates! Having advocates and people who will tell your story for you will only help you get noticed faster by more people. Brit Morin stories helping people We're at a moment where people are rediscovering their ability to design, to create (engineer)and in essence, to become a true maker. Brit Morin design essence people What drives me is truly inspiring people to realize they can live more creative and simple lives. Brit Morin creative simple people To me, age doesn't make a difference in terms of how playful or fun life can be. Brit Morin me age fun life While it's true that women are the minority in most tech companies, I don't think that inhibits entry into the tech space. My motto has always been, 'Live What You Love,' and as such, I think it's incredibly important to do work you believe in and to work for a company that has values that align with your own, be it in tech or another industry. Brit Morin you women work love I really love laser-cutting. I do a lot of laser-cut jewelry and laser-etched stationery. I'll even etch my food sometimes. You can download an image online and etch it onto a tortilla or a brownie. It's so cool to meld the digital and analog worlds together. Brit Morin cool you food love Social life was different for me in college. I didn't go to as many parties as my friends did. I didn't join a sorority because I knew I couldn't make a long-term commitment. I was constantly traveling back and forth from Silicon Valley to Austin for internships. It was hard, but it was worth it for where I wanted to go. Brit Morin me friends life commitment I made physical objects because I know how to do something on the computer. That struck a chord with me: Most women of my generation have grown up with technology but lack the handmade creative skills of former generations. This is a big opportunity to fill that gap. Brit Morin me women technology opportunity For my grandmother's generation, the big invention was cake mix; for our moms, it was the microwave, and for me, it's the iPhone. And that's enabled us to do so many different things more efficiently at home. Brit Morin generation me cake home Most brands want to see their products used in creative ways. Brit Morin see used creative want Really take the time to focus on finding your voice and making sure that whatever you're creating is of high quality and is useful for people in their everyday lives. Brit Morin you quality time people The Apple mentality is really about creating focus, quality and a voice that people understand and can relate to. Brit Morin understand quality focus people Because of the nature of my brand, it's so important our readers know it really is me behind my keyboard. Brit Morin know me nature important I'm a supporter of female entrepreneurs. I don't feel like a victim, and I try to not think of myself as one. Brit Morin feel try myself think By the time I was a senior in high school, I knew I wanted to move to Silicon Valley and learn more about computers and the Internet. I just fell in love with technology and the potential of everything the Internet had to offer. Brit Morin technology time love school I moved to San Francisco when I was 20 years old. I couldn't even drink yet. My friends in college thought I was so stupid for missing out on the four best years of my life. But I was so ready to start living my own life and absorb Silicon Valley culture. Brit Morin my-life best life culture I moved to San Francisco to work at Apple's Cupertino office in the summer of 2006, then stayed on remotely in a part-time job back in Austin. It was an internship with iTunes. I helped them launch new features as well as new marketing programs. I also helped program the iTunes Store every week, working on which artists and albums got featured. Brit Morin new job back work Our generation grew up with technology. It evolved as we grew up. This new generation has had it since they were babies. That's crazy. It fundamentally changes they way they understand and think about technology. They've never known life without it, whereas we knew life without the Internet. Brit Morin internet technology crazy life Brit + Co tries to help women understand that they are creative and give them all sorts of opportunities to try their hand at something creative. We want it to be as easy as possible to start. If that means you uploading a pattern to Spoon flower and make wallpaper, that's great. You made it! Brit Morin great you women flower
