Entrepreneurs have the flexibility and the ability to do things that large companies simply cannot. Could a large company pull off a trick like Amyris, going from anti-malaria medicine to next-generation fuel? Vinod Khosla abilityamyrisanti share on social
The only way you multiply resources is with technology. To really affect poverty, energy, health, education, or anything else - there is no other way. Vinod Khosla affecteducationenergy Change image and 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
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've probably failed more often than anybody else in Silicon Valley. Those don't matter. I don't remember the failures. You remember the big successes. Vinod Khosla bigfailfailure Change image and share on social
I'm a fiscal hawk. I vote against all taxes, but I do believe the environment, and climate change, is a bigger issue than fiscal deficits are as a risk to the nation. Vinod Khosla bigchangeclimate Change image and share on social
I'm not a political person. I'm a techie nerd, and I enjoy the techie part. I mean, all my life, I've loved great technology. Vinod Khosla enjoygreathave Change image and share on social
In my view, it's irreverence, foolish confidence and naivety combined with persistence, open mindedness and a continual ability to learn that created Facebook, Google, Yahoo, eBay, Microsoft, Apple, Juniper, AOL, Sun Microsystems and others. Vinod Khosla abilityaolapple share on social
The winter period between September and March in this country, when land sits fallow and is subject to topsoil loss, we could be enriching the soil and growing all the biomass we need to replace imported gasoline. Vinod Khosla biomasscountryenrich 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
