Putting seven people in orbit should not cost more than flying a commercial jet around Earth. Steve Jurvetson commercialcostearth Change image and share on social
When a nanotech company matures and becomes a real business, it becomes something else. It becomes a biotech company or a cleantech company or a memory chip company. Nanotechnology has fueled the core innovations in electronics and energy. Steve Jurvetson biotechbusinesschip share on social
The future will be less predictable, forecast rises will shrink, company lifetimes will shrink, new entrants will proliferate and it's going to just get more unpredictable. Steve Jurvetson companyentrantforecast Change image and share on social
Something new will always be the source of growth in Silicon Valley. Steve Jurvetson growthsiliconsource Change image and share on social
Flourishing is everyone's birthright. I'm trying to break this hold that being smiley and cheery has on what people think the good life is. Steve Jurvetson birthrightbreakcheery Change image and share on social
IT is now reaching out to fuels and chemicals, energy and clean tech, rockets, all kinds of bizarre industries that formerly didn't face much competition. Steve Jurvetson bizarrechemicalclean Change image and share on social
While, in general, life satisfaction goes up with wealth, beyond the safety net more and more wealth brings very radically diminishing returns on life satisfaction. Steve Jurvetson bringdiminishgeneral Change image and share on social
There aren't many sources of money in San Diego, apart from local partnerships and local investors. It's pretty starkly polarized to Silicon Valley. Steve Jurvetson diegoinvestorlocal Change image and share on social
I'd stay away from investments in a variety of sectors that are capital intensive. Anyone who says we need $100 million before we know if what we're doing makes sense and the customers want it - that's not going to work. Steve Jurvetson capitalcustomerintensive share on social