If we don't embrace a low carbon economy this decade, it won't just harm the planet, but also the U.S. economy.
John DoerrWell, there are more writers of blogs right now than there are readers, so that's clearly a vanity phenomenon.
John DoerrEntrepreneurs do more than anyone thinks possible, with less than anyone thinks possible.
John DoerrI would staple a green card to the diploma of anyone that graduates with a degree in the physical sciences or engineering in the U.S.
John DoerrIf the reason you’re taking on a mission is for the money you’ll make, I believe you’ll fail.
John DoerrPeople are looking to have more meaning in their lives. It is a sign the technology community is coming of age.
John DoerrThe old economy was about people acquiring a single skill for life; the new economy is about life-long learning.
John DoerrIt is quite clear that compelling content, which is made available on economic terms that respect the intellectual rights of owners, can be a tremendous spur to the growth of broadband networks.
John DoerrBetter biofuels are a really big deal. That means we can precisely engineer the molecules in the fuel chain and optimize them along the way. So, if all goes well, they're going to have designer bugs in warm vats that are eating and digesting sugars to excrete better biofuels. I guess that's better living through bugs.
John DoerrIt's actually not unlike Google at that stage of development. They had an up-and-running site. It wasn't losing very much money, it wasn't making very much money, but it was growing.
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