Jeff Bezos was one of those best and brightest who came to N.Y. to work in finance. He didn't need to know anything about retail bookselling to start Amazon. Jose Ferreira amazonbezosbooksel Change image and share on social
Venture capitalists certainly create value for themselves, but they also singularly create value for the rest of the world. Jose Ferreira capitalistcreaterest Change image and share on social
Many venture capitalists say they're looking for the next big idea. But they aren't, really; they're looking for something derivative, because derivative is safe. Jose Ferreira bigcapitalistderivative 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
Google's real threat to China is not that it will leave the country. It's that it will embarrass China and damage its national reputation as a place to do business. Jose Ferreira businesschinacountry Change image and 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
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
Google, Facebook, and other consumer web companies violate our privacy. But that's only because they have an ad-based business model. They can only make money by selling your data - and degrading the product experience with ads. Jose Ferreira basebusinesscompany share on social
The best programmers and internet entrepreneurs are in the Bay Area. Don't kid yourself about that, not even for a second. Jose Ferreira areabayentrepreneur 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