Peter Diamandis
Peter Diamandis
Peter H. Diamandisis a Greek–American engineer, physician, and entrepreneur best known for being the founder and chairman of the X Prize Foundation, the co-founder and executive chairman of Singularity University and the co-author of the New York Times bestsellers Abundance: The Future Is Better Than You Think and BOLD: How to Go Big, Create Wealth, and Impact the World. He is also the former CEO and co-founder of the Zero Gravity Corporation, the co-founder and vice chairman of Space Adventures...
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth20 May 1961
motivation inspiration water
I'm not saying we don't have our set of problems - climate crisis, species extinction, water and energy shortage - we surely do. [But] ultimately we knock them down.
people balance groups
NASA calls stuff nominal instead of phenomenal, like it really is. So I have given up that there is going to be a balance and NASA is going to do certain things and we are finally in a state of existence where small groups of individuals can do extraordinary things, funded by single people.
opportunity world problem
The world's biggest problems are the world's biggest business opportunities.
phones cost physicians
As lower-cost phones begin to penetrate, they'll become the educator and physician everywhere on the planet.
giving-up goal people
If you give people unlimited time and money, they'll do things the same old way. But if they have to achieve the goal in a brief time, they'll either give up or try something new.
technology done growing
Today, a group of 20 individuals empowered by the exponential growing technologies of AI and robotics and computers and networks and eventually nanotechnology can do what only nation states could have done before.
challenges
When faced without a challenge, make one
people water challenges
Imagine a world of nine billion people with clean water, nutritious food, affordable housing, personalized education, top-tier medical care, and nonpolluting, ubiquitous energy. Building this better world is humanity’s grandest challenge,
risk purpose missions
If the risk is fully aligned with your purpose and mission, then it's worth considering.
moon facts stopping
I believed that once we got to the Moon, there was no stopping us. But in fact, we did stop.
stuff remarkable happens
Stuff goes wrong. Expect it, learn from it, fix it. That's how remarkable happens.
believe goal people
Super-ambitious goals tend to be unifying and energizing to people; but only if they believe there's a chance of success.
crazy fake needs
You need to be a little crazy to change the world, and you can’t really fake it.
smart thinking transition
At its core, bitcoin is a smart currency, designed by very forward-thinking engineers. It eliminates the need for banks, gets rid of credit card fees, currency exchange fees, money transfer fees, and reduces the need for lawyers in transitions all good things