Larry Page, GoogleEric Schmidt, Google Technology and Social Responsibility The founders of Google, Larry Page and Sergey Brin believe that it is incredibly important for people to have access to information around the world — and that this is
Larry Page, GoogleEric Schmidt, Google Search Engines and Competition In the beginning, co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin tried to license Google to other companies because they wanted to finish their PhD’s, but none were interested. Google was started
Larry Page, GoogleEric Schmidt, Google New Leadership and Organizational Change When CEO Eric Schmidt started at Google, his job was largely centered around providing some organizational design. The culture was working well but the company needed more structure. He hired
Larry Page, GoogleEric Schmidt, Google Encouraging Creativity Google's main problem is separating the wheat from the chaff through the mounds of creativity they have on hand, says co-founder Larry Page. There are simply more ideas than time
Vinod Khosla, Khosla Ventures Vinod Khosla: Bit by the Entrepreneurship Bug Vinod Khosla, partner at Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers, was bitten by the entrepreneurship bug early in life when he heard about Intel starting up. He was enamored by the
Vinod Khosla, Khosla Ventures Career: Learning from Failure Early On Khosla talks about his early career development. He first tried to do a company in India based on milk from soybeans. He travelled to Carnegie Mellon, and then to Stanford
Vinod Khosla, Khosla Ventures Taking Risks Launching a start-up is not a rational act. And Vinod Khosla, a partner in Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers and former Sun Microsystems CEO, believes that success only comes from
Vinod Khosla, Khosla Ventures Build a Company to Change the World Khosla never intended to be a venture capitalist and still doesn’t consider himself as one. He considers himself a venture assistant who has little interest in business other than its
Vinod Khosla, Khosla Ventures Company Building to Change the World Entrepreneurs are far less successful when they are trying to make money–they are much more successful when they have a mission to change the world. No matter what you do,
Vinod Khosla, Khosla Ventures Role of VC in Valuation Things aren’t ever as good or as bad as we think. Today (2002) is one of the best environments to be an investor. The last three or four years were
Vinod Khosla, Khosla Ventures When You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know Where most entrepreneurs fail is on the things they don’t know, Khosla says. The biggest problem is when you don’t know what you don’t know!
Vinod Khosla, Khosla Ventures Vinod Khosla: Envisioning the Future When things are hot, that’s not the area to invest, Khosla cautions. There is a surprise element always present where the biggest opportunities lie. Khosla highlights his interests in biology,
Vinod Khosla, Khosla Ventures Any Big Problem is a Big Opportunity Khosla states that any big problem is a big opportunity. If there is no problem, there is no solution, and no reason for a company to exist. No one will
Vinod Khosla, Khosla Ventures Think Big and Act Small Khosla explains how to think big and act small. He reminds us that part of that process must be done on a belief system. Without a mission or belief system
Vinod Khosla, Khosla Ventures Technology as Driver of Change Khosla shares his view on technology-driven entrepreneurship and predicts the growing impact of technology on life, society, and the economy.
Vinod Khosla, Khosla Ventures Social Entrepreneurship In Kleiner Perkins perspective, Khosla argues, the traditional model of giving is broken. Social entrepreneurship and ways to leverage money are very important. Although there is not enough money in
Vinod Khosla, Khosla Ventures Strength of a Team Khosla states that it is the team that make the company. At Kleiner Perkins, he notes that everyone has learned much from each other. Personalities and approaches are diverse and
Vinod Khosla, Khosla Ventures Juniper Networks: Customer Feedback Khosla talks about how Juniper Networks started, and the role of customer feedback in the product development. There was not one vendor thinking of building an OC48 router for the
Vinod Khosla, Khosla Ventures Entrepreneurship is the Driving Engine of the Economy Khosla believes that entrepreneurship is the driving engine of the economy. Don’t give up on your dream, he says, -entrepreneurship is a passion. Follow your passions and interests!
Vinod Khosla, Khosla Ventures Cycles of Fear and Greed Khosla claims that investors only have two emotions: fear and greed. He has seen the trend of investing, which bounces between cycles of fear and cycles of greed.
Vinod Khosla, Khosla Ventures Career Development: Go Deep It is important to use time to get deep expertise, Khosla notes. You need to go much deeper in understanding technology–a bachelor’s degree is not enough and will be irrelevant
Vinod Khosla, Khosla Ventures Right Time to Build the Team From an entrepreneurs point of view, it is a great time (2002) to assemble a team that isn’t distracted by money, and is interested in building a real team, and
Vinod Khosla, Khosla Ventures Great CEOs Build Great Teams Great CEOs are people who put great teams together. Scott Kriens at Juniper is one of the best CEOs Khosla has ever worked with, as well as Bill Campbell. There
Vinod Khosla, Khosla Ventures To Get an MBA, or Not? Khosla feels that an MBA is not the only way to gain experience, it is a way to gain perspective. Real-world experience provides the depth of knowledge you need in