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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

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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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The first rule of venture capitalism is hands-on experience. You have to get your hands dirty.
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Every big problem is a big opportunity.
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You have to invent the future you want.
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Doctors can be replaced by software – 80% of them can. I’d much rather have a good machine learning system diagnose my disease than the median or average doctor.
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If everyone played it safe, we wouldn't get anywhere.
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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.
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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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