My ambition is to figure out how to help people create their own health and how to turn that into a profitable… — Esther Dyson Copy Share Image
As an investor in small companies, I don't care how rich Microsoft is. I care about what my opportunities are. — Esther Dyson Copy Share Image
In the space of three weeks, I met a fair bunch of the guys who were just starting those little programmers' co-ops,… — Esther Dyson Copy Share Image
I've seen disgusting excess in business, and I've seen disgusting excess in Washington. But at the same time, I've certainly learned that… — Esther Dyson Copy Share Image
Anyone will tell you if you want to run a business, you need to monitor costs and revenues. In the same manner,… — Esther Dyson Copy Share Image
It may not always be profitable at first for businesses to be online, but it is certainly going to be unprofitable not… — Esther Dyson Copy Share Image
Listening to other companies' customers is the best way to gain market share, while listening to the visionaries is the best way… — Esther Dyson Copy Share Image
The nature of business and government has been to build a surplus and self-perpetuate, but the Internet fosters and rewards smaller, more… — Esther Dyson Copy Share Image
From the business point of view—not to overstate it—intellectual property is dead; long live intellectual process. Long live service; long live performance. — Esther Dyson Copy Share Image
The Internet is an incredible business tool. First of all, the Internet/the cell phone - the cell phone is just another way… — Esther Dyson Copy Share Image
Since I became chairman, I've tried to turn EFF into civil liberties and responsibilities. — Esther Dyson Copy Share
Owning the intellectual property is like owning land: You need to keep investing in it again and again to get a payoff; you can't… — Esther Dyson Copy Share
Don't leave hold of your common sense. Think about what you're doing and how the technology can enhance it. Don't think about technology first. — Esther Dyson Copy Share
People need to understand that the technology is for them. It's not to them. It's not over them. People still sometimes want to be… — Esther Dyson Copy Share
The challenge of ensuring adequate, nutrient-rich food for an expanding global population is a daunting one, especially given constraints on key resources like water… — Esther Dyson Copy Share
What I'm thinking about more and more these days is simply the importance of transparency, and Jefferson's saying that he'd rather have a free… — Esther Dyson Copy Share
Anyone will tell you if you want to run a business, you need to monitor costs and revenues. In the same manner, if you… — Esther Dyson Copy Share
It may not always be profitable at first for businesses to be online, but it is certainly going to be unprofitable not to be… — Esther Dyson Copy Share
There's almost no way of doing importing honestly, because if you do you're at such a disadvantage competitively. So people spend huge amounts of… — Esther Dyson Copy Share
The definition of the problem, rather than its solution, will be the scarce resource in the future. — Esther Dyson Copy Share
Few influential people involved with the Internet claim that it is a good in and of itself. It is a powerful tool for solving… — Esther Dyson Copy Share
The great thing is, Internet allows you to create your own job, not just look for jobs other people are going to give you.… — Esther Dyson Copy Share
“Listen more than you talk. Whatever the context, people will think you’re smarter.” — Esther Dyson Copy Share
I am not in favor of immortality. I believe death for humans is the way of getting rid of accumulated errors - as in… — Esther Dyson Copy Share
We had made a - sort of a national decision that we wanted to be this intellectual property country, where we would have things… — Esther Dyson Copy Share
