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In the next 10 years, data science and software will do more for medicine than all of the biological sciences together.

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Vinod Khosla
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: January 28
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National Capital Region of Delhi
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One of the best things data can enable us to do is to ask questions we didn't know to ask.
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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.
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If everyone played it safe, we wouldn't get anywhere.
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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.
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I don’t mind the low probability of success, but it better be impactful if we do succeed.
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An entrepreneur is someone who dares to dream the dreams and is foolish enough to try to make those dreams come true.
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If I wanted to be a doctor today I'd go to math school not med school.
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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.
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