If you look at the history of other movements, whether Civil Rights or environmental rights, these are all decades-long undertakings. Mitch Kapor civildecadeenvironmental Change image and share on social
The Internet, the network of networks, is growing at an exponential pace. It's growing so fast, in fact, nobody really knows how many people use the Internet. Mitch Kapor exponentialfactfast Change image and share on social
We've already gotten a significant grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and a university consortium. I think the whole sector of Foundations, potentially with government support, is promising - more than promising, I think, it's substantial. Mitch Kapor andrewconsortiumfoundation share on social
There are a lot of similarities between cyberspace and the frontier. It's pretty raw and primitive. I mean, you have to churn your own butter in cyberspace. You can't go down to the 7-Eleven and buy a stick of butter because it's not that well developed. Mitch Kapor butterbuychurn share on social
Reversing the escalation of health care costs is going to need more than legislation, yet it can be done without imposing rationing, as critics of reform fear. Mitch Kapor carecostcritic Change image and share on social
Today, in the Internet gold rush, so many people go into dot-com jobs right from school or even before finishing. Their motivation is understandable, but sometimes they just lack experience. Mitch Kapor dotexperiencefinish Change image and share on social
There's a great deal of suspicion and misunderstanding about IT among practicing doctors. One hears things like, 'I don't want to be turned into a data entry clerk, and I don't want some machine between me and my patients.' Mitch Kapor clerkdatumdeal share on social
There are excellent public interest grounds to have a search engine whose rankings are transparent. Mitch Kapor engineexcellentground Change image and share on social
One of the perks of being the founder is that you get to build the company in your image. Mitch Kapor buildcompanyfounder Change image and share on social
I routinely failed to understand that 'simple and straightforward' would have been a much better product strategy for Lotus. Mitch Kapor faillotusproduct Change image and share on social
