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Vinod Khosla

Published on Nov 05, 2015

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Vinod Khosla

Standford GSB View From the Top
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With enough persistence, most things that seem impossible become possible.

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Leadership is about having a point of view, an internal compass.

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Failure does not matter - success matters. Nobody remembers what you fail at.

All interesting things happens at the edge of the system, they don't happen at the solid core.

Calculating an IRR creates the illusion of knowing how well a company will perform: Reality is different.

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If you get a lower rate of return but higher impact, we’ll probably pick that, because I’m much more interested in that than feeding some pension fund a slightly higher rate of return.

Be Wary of “Stupid Advice”

If you want to make great product, don't listen to your customers.Lots of bad lessons in business school.

I like to say my willingness to fail is what gives me the ability to succeed.

Try and fail, but don't fail to try.

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