I think there is widespread agreement that there is a crisis in public education. Mitch Kapor agreementcrisiseducation Change image and share on social
Diversifying our tech talent pool is an imperative for the tech sector. More diverse engineers and entrepreneurs will bring about a new type of innovation that Silicon Valley has yet to see. Mitch Kapor bringdiversediversify Change image and share on social
Every year we are greeted by a host of new apps that will 'change the way we think' about ordering takeout, 'fundamentally transform' our shoe purchases, or 'revolutionize' the way we edit photos. Mitch Kapor appchangeedit Change image and share on social
It became clear to me by 1984 that Microsoft was likely going to be the big winner in the PC software apps and operating system category, partly because of the dynamics of owning and controlling the operating system: that gave you enormous power, and I came to see Bill Gates was fierce competitor. Mitch Kapor appbigbill share on social
If you go back to the '50s and '60s... there was zero tech in S.F. It was all in the Valley... and it crept northward in early 2000s. Mitch Kapor 2000s50s60s Change image and share on social
On a personal note, I was born in Brooklyn. My folks moved out to Long Island when I was quite young, but once a Brooklynite, always a Brooklynite. Mitch Kapor bearbrooklynbrooklynite Change image and share on social
Well, I had a lot of help from my father with the soldering and so on, and he was very good at math and was fascinated with computers, and so I was fortunate enough to have a bunch of exposure going all the way back to high school - this was in the 1960s. Mitch Kapor 1960sbackbunch share on social
Physicians today, as human beings, are not exempt from the perverse economic pressures created by fee-for-service regimes to see more patients for shorter appointments and order more tests and procedures. If the incentives were changed to pay to foster better health outcomes, I am convinced physician behavior would change over time. Mitch Kapor appointmentbehaviorbeing share on social
The accomplishment of open source is that it is the back end of the web, the invisible part, the part that you don't see as a user. Mitch Kapor accomplishmentbackend Change image and share on social
If only I'd stayed on the West Coast, I might have made something of myself. Mitch Kapor coastmakestay Change image and share on social