I found school very boring and frustrating. Jose Ferreira borefindfrustrate Change image and share on social
If I had to give one piece of advice to a budding entrepreneur, I would say: 'Aim big.' Jose Ferreira adviceaimbig Change image and share on social
It is intellectually dishonest to lump venture investors with hedge fund and buy-out investors. Jose Ferreira buydishonestfund Change image and share on social
It's not enough to have a value-adding product in a big market. You also need the right conditions. Will you be able to scale revenues within a 5-10 year time frame? Is the timing right? YouTube wouldn't have worked pre-broadband. Jose Ferreira addbigbroadband 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
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
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
We know everything about what you know and how you learn best because we get so much data. And education is the highest-stakes media product in your life. It's infinitely more important than your Facebook friends' status updates or your Google search results because it's your future. Jose Ferreira datumeducationfacebook share on social
Big data has been used by human beings for a long time - just in bricks-and-mortar applications. Insurance and standardized tests are both examples of big data from before the Internet. Jose Ferreira applicationbeingbig Change image and share on social