Vinod Khosla
Vinod Khosla
Vinod Khoslais an Indian/American businessman listed by Forbes magazine as a billionaire. Khosla made his early fortune as one of the co-founders of Sun Microsystems, where he was the founding CEO and chairman in the early 1980s...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth28 January 1955
CountryUnited States of America
ideas biofuels corn
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.
mistake way rooms
The right way to build a company is to experiment in lots of small ways, so that you have plenty of room to make mistakes and change strategies.
play keys risk
Startups allow technologists and scientists to take risks and change plans in a way that would be frowned upon in a big company. Having said that, big companies will play a key role in certain areas and in partnerships with little companies. Each has its strengths.
views entrepreneur decision
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.
mean winter thinking
Will biofuel usage require land? Absolutely, but we think the ability to use winter cover crops, degraded land, as well as using sources such as organic waste, sewage, and forest waste means that actual land usage will be limited. Just these sources can replace most of our imported oil by 2030 without touching new land.
country technology wind
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.
giving succeed failing
My willingness to fail gives me the ability to succeed.
dirty hands venture
The first rule of venture capitalism is hands-on experience. You have to get your hands dirty.
inspiration pay problem
No one will pay you to solve a non-problem.
believe technology two
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.
europe climate fallen
The U.S. has fallen well behind Europe in recognizing climate change and the implications of climate change.
needs climate groups
Climate deniers are clearly the fringe group and need to see a proctologist to find their heads.
screw-ups use investment
Screw up often; but screw up ahead of everybody else, and than learn as much, and than use it to make subsequent investments.
trying care failing
Everybody else is afraid to fail. I do not really care because when I fail, I try something new.