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As much brilliant as Vinod Khosla is, i always think about him as the billionare who blocked public beaches
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The society that lets you get away with it is also culpable.
No offense intended, but that's kind of blaming the victim on a whole other level.
As much brilliant as Vinod Khosla is, i always think about him as the billionare who blocked public beaches
Yup. Judging by his recent actions Vinod Khosla believes that you build the future by getting enmeshed in costly litigation with government agencies over access to public property.
I am not sure how relevant the view of these billionaires when: - they did it exactly once - we know from studies that these people are nondeterministicly getting rich[1] https://www.technologyreview.com/s/610395/if-youre-so-smart-...
>If you’re so smart, why aren’t you rich? Turns out it’s just chance.
Someone in the industry, someone with considerable influence, someone active on this very forum, once told me when asked what their secret was "I worry it's been more luck than skill".
At the time my immediate thought was "bullshit, you had to have busted your ass but your background also had to have had great influence but hey fine, don't tell me". But as time has passed, much reflection, looking at their peers I now fully believe it. It was largely luck. While the individual had an interesting idea which started their journey towards success, they've had fortunate event/connection after fortunate event/connection that have allowed them to get where they are today. That has allowed them to be doing what they want to do, pursuing what they want to be pursuing, working towards a goal that they want more than anything else.
I'd say 10% idea, 20% work ethic, 70% luck.
Wish I had some luck (and maybe the ability to pass some hindsight of my personal life back to a much younger me so I'd have gotten a degree, avoided my personal bankruptcy and thus been in a much better position to actually get opportunities but alas).
edit: fixed the link
As much brilliant as Vinod Khosla is, i always think about him as the billionare who blocked public beaches
The society that lets you get away with it is also culpable.
Shame on Vinod, and shame on YC/Sam.
The signal to noise ratio in this video is extremely high.
I am not sure how relevant the view of these billionaires when: - they did it exactly once - we know from studies that these people are nondeterministicly getting rich[1] https://www.technologyreview.com/s/610395/if-youre-so-smart-...
I'm surprised he's still considered relevant given how spectacularly his cellulosic ethanol companies failed, taking probably hundred of $M's in investor and government money with them. http://fortune.com/kior-vinod-khosla-clean-tech edit: fixed the link
I'm surprised he's still considered relevant given how spectacularly his cellulosic ethanol companies failed, taking probably hundred of $M's in investor and government money with them. http://fortune.com/kior-vinod-khosla-clean-tech edit: fixed the link