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
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
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 factory model of education is a gargantuan bureaucracy. Some kids are good fits - I wasn't. The system gives you bad grades and tells you you're stupid. You don't think, 'If this kid's not a good fit, it could be the system's fault.' Jose Ferreira badbureaucracyeducation 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
What N.Y.C. does attract, year in and year out, is the very best general talent from around the world. The absolute smartest, neurons-just-fire-faster, can-bend-spoons-with-their-mind talent. Jose Ferreira absoluteattractbend Change image and share on social
I started Knewton to do my bit to fix the world's education system. Jose Ferreira biteeducationfix Change image and share on social
If the penalty for hiring illegals is just a fine, it becomes a business decision. But if the penalty is jail time, illegal immigration will come to a screeching halt. Jose Ferreira businessdecisionfine Change image and share on social
No one cares how valuable your product is if its addressable market is small. The key isn't so much the number of users as it is the dollar size of the market. Jose Ferreira addressablecaredollar Change image and share on social
