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
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
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
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
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
