Everybody else is afraid to fail. I do not really care because when I fail, I try something new. Vinod Khosla afraidcarefail Change image and 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
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'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
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
What an entrepreneur does is to build for the long run. If the market is great, you get all of the resources you can. You build to it. But a good entrepreneur is always prepared to throttle back, put on the brakes, and if the world changes, adapt to the world. Vinod Khosla adaptbackbrake share on social
Seeking an acquisition from the start is more than just bad advice for an entrepreneur. For the entrepreneur it leads to short term tactical decisions rather than company-building decisions and in my view often reduces the probability of success. Vinod Khosla acquisitionadvicebad share on social
Imagine the world of mobile based on Nokia and Motorola if Apple had not been restarted by a missionary entrepreneur named Steve Jobs who cared more for his vision than being tactical and financial. Vinod Khosla applebasecare Change image and 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
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
