I do not know what got me interested in technology. What was very clear to me very early on was that I was not interested in religion and that naturally increased my curiosity about science and technology, and I fundamentally believe the two are conflicting. Vinod Khosla clearconflictcuriosity share on social
If I collected all the diamonds in the world, I'd have no 'income' but I'd have a lot of 'assets'. Would my company be worth nothing because I have no income? A lot of Net companies are collecting assets. They have to be measured with a new set of metrics. Vinod Khosla assetcollectcompany share on social
Religion asks you to believe things without questioning, and technology and science always encourage you to ask hard questions and why it is important in science and technology. So I was always interested in science and technology. Vinod Khosla askencouragehard share on social
We like to say at Khosla Ventures, and this is one of the reasons to do what we do, we'll take technical risks that nobody else will. Vinod Khosla khoslareasonrisk Change image and share on social
Is it 10 years, 20, 50 before we reach that tipping point where climate change becomes irreversible? Nobody can know. There's clearly a probability distribution. We need to ensure this planet, and we need to do it quickly. Vinod Khosla changeclimatedistribution share on social
There are parts of the country in America, in the Midwest, where wind is a big resource, and we should absolutely use it. But to try and apply it nationally doesn't make sense. There are technologies that will work that are appropriate to certain regions. Vinod Khosla absolutelyamericaapply share on social
Certain food-based biofuels like biodiesel have always been a bad idea. Others like corn ethanol have served a useful purpose and essentially are obsoleting themselves. Vinod Khosla badbasebiodiesel Change image and share on social
If everyone played it safe, we wouldn't get anywhere. Vinod Khosla playsafe Change image and share on social
You know, one of the great things about most renewable technologies - not every technology, but many of them - is the jobs have to be local. When you're talking about a power plant and power generation using solar thermal technology, the jobs will be where the plant is. Vinod Khosla generationgreatjob share on social
I generally disagree with most of the very high margin opportunities. Why? Because it's a business strategy tradeoff: the lower the margin you take, the faster you grow. Vinod Khosla businessdisagreefast Change image and share on social