In most developed countries, the average person receives about 16 years of education. Even in developing countries, the population gets five to eight years of education.
Your chances of dying a violent death are 1/500th of what they used to be during medieval times.
When hiring, trust your feelings.
Did you know that Kodak actually invented the digital camera that ultimately put it out of business? Kodak had the patents and a head start, but ignored all that.
Lots of people dream big and talk about big bold ideas but never do anything. I judge people by what they've done. The ratio of something to nothing is infinite. So just do something.
Super-ambitious goals tend to be unifying and energizing to people; but only if they believe there's a chance of success.
Imagine what we could do for the world's grand challenges with a trillion hours of focused attention.
I founded a launch company called International Microspace when I graduated medical school in 1989. We were trying to build a microsatellite launcher.
The old newspaper adage, 'If it bleeds, it leads,' is as true today as it was a century ago.
I think we're heading towards a world of what I call 'technological socialism.' Where technology - not the government or the state - will begin to take care of us. Technology will provide our healthcare for free. The best education in the world - for free.
Every generation feels it has the problems that will destroy it. That's because we can perceive them a long time before we have the ability to fix them.
As education becomes dematerialized, demonetized and democratized, every man, woman and child on the planet will be able to reap the benefits of knowledge. We're rapidly heading toward a world of education abundance.
By 2020 the U.S. will be short 91,000 doctors. There's no way we can educate enough doctors to make up that shortfall, and other countries are far worse off.
As of the mid-90s, over 50 percent of women have a bachelor's and master's degree, compared to about 35 percent and 30 percent, respectively, in 1920.
Make it clear up front what the aim of the company is. Stay true to your authentic vision.
People need to understand how exponential technologies are impacting the business landscape. They need to do some future-casting and look at how industries are evolving and being transformed.
Have an open mind - allow different ideas into your way of thinking.
If the idea is really new and unique and big, other people will all think it is bad and is going to fail.
If you've been wondering where the next gold rush is going to take place, look up at the night sky to our closest celestial neighbor. The next economic boom might just be a mere 240,000 miles away on the bella luna.
I've stopped watching TV news. They couldn't pay me enough money.
