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
Anyone who sincerely wanted to use policy to reduce illegal immigration should start by crafting legislation based on changing actual behavior. Jose Ferreira actualbasebehavior 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
