It is intellectually dishonest to lump venture investors with hedge fund and buy-out investors. Jose Ferreira buydishonestfund Change image and share on social
Immigration has defined my entire life. My parents left Mozambique with nothing but their wits in search of a better life for their kids. They moved to England in the 1970s, saw the classism there, and left for America soon after. Jose Ferreira 1970samericaclassism share on social
Education is among the most important problems we face because it's the ultimate 'gateway' problem. That is, it drives virtually every global problem that we face as a species. But there's a flip-side: if we can fix education, then we'll dramatically improve the other problems, too. Jose Ferreira dramaticallydriveeducation share on social
Venture capital today is clustered in just a few locations - Silicon Valley, New York, Boston, and D.C. It's far from efficiently distributed and accessible. Jose Ferreira accessiblebostoncapital Change image and share on social
We get more data about people than any other data company gets about people, about anything - and it's not even close. We're looking at what you know, what you don't know, how you learn best. The big difference between us and other big data companies is that we're not ever marketing your data to a third party for any reason. Jose Ferreira bigclosecompany share on social
You need more than just a great idea. Your product or service must add an enormous amount of value to some industry. If the idea isn't completely new, it has to be better, cheaper, or more efficient than what we already have. Jose Ferreira addamountcheap share on social
I had started teaching because I love brainteasers. At some point, I had taken every standardized test out there - the SATs, the GREs, the GMATs, the MCATs. I just took them for fun. Jose Ferreira brainteasersfungmats Change image and share on social
I found school very boring and frustrating. Jose Ferreira borefindfrustrate Change image and share on social
Venture capitalists buy minority positions in young companies they think will grow quickly; buy-out investors buy most or all of companies they think can be turned around by fixing a few basic things. Jose Ferreira basicbuycapitalist Change image and share on social
Data adds concrete information to a teacher's observations and intuition, but it will never replace experience, personal relationships, and cultural understanding. Jose Ferreira addconcretecultural Change image and share on social