Will Harvey
Will Harvey
Will Harveyis a software developer and Silicon Valley entrepreneur. At the age of 15 he wrote Music Construction Setfor the Apple II, the first commercial sheet music processor for home computers. Music Construction Set was ported to other systems by its publisher, Electronic Arts. He wrote two games for the Apple IIgs: Zany Golfand The Immortal. Harvey founded two consumer virtual world Internet companies: IMVU, an instant messaging company, and There, Inc., an MMOG company...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
CountryUnited States of America
There are plenty of people smarter than you by a long way. I just got lucky.
The cost to do business in Australia is higher, and the lack of scale is a part of that - Australia is a very small market compared to the U.S.
That's not in my nature to run away - I'll stand up and fight.
People don't just come to work to make money; they need satisfaction.
People are out there saying we have to devalue our properties because of the Internet, but it hasn't even come into play!
Making decisions quickly isn't for everyone, and I've had my disasters, but overall, it works for me.
Importantly, I still give money to homeless people - and all other charities.
If I think something is right, I'll fight for it - always have. If it's wrong or I've been proved wrong, I'll walk away, and I'll apologise.
If a company in Australia has to pay tax and the other one doesn't, of course it's a disadvantage.
I've given away tens of millions of dollars over the years - probably to almost every charity in Australia.
I'll be amazed in my lifetime if my business gets to being 5 per cent online.
I was talking to Rupert Murdoch the other day at a lunch, and he said, 'Maybe I'll live to 100'. He actually thinks he will live to 100!
I still have a fear about going broke. I always think about it.
I am a commonsense sort of a person, and I don't get carried away with emotion and fears.