“sixty-seven years.14 Not anymore. Today the final three Ds in our chain reaction can disassemble companies and disrupt industries almost overnight, reducing the average life span of a twenty-first-century S&P 500 company to only fifteen years. Ten years from now,… — Peter H. Diamandis Copy Share Image
“Many legacy institutions (like Kodak) once were able to make a great living resting on their laurels. According to Yale professor Richard Foster, in the 1920s the average life span of an S&P 500 company was sixty-seven years.14 Not anymore.… — Peter H. Diamandis Copy Share Image
“And this is one of the first things one learns from Musk’s example—he is relentless in his pursuit of the bold and, the bigger… — Peter H. Diamandis Copy Share Image
“sixty-seven years.14 Not anymore. Today the final three Ds in our chain reaction can disassemble companies and disrupt industries almost overnight, reducing the average… — Peter H. Diamandis Copy Share Image
“Each of us starts with the same twenty-four hours in the day. How we utilize those hours determines the quality of our lives.” — Peter H. Diamandis Copy Share Image
“one child in front of a computer learns little; four discussing and debating learn a lot.” — Peter H. Diamandis Copy Share Image
“This difference is key. Thinking in probabilities—this business has a 60 percent chance of success—rather than deterministically—if I do A and B, then C… — Peter H. Diamandis Copy Share Image
“Abundance is not about providing everyone on this planet with a life of luxury—rather it’s about providing all with a life of possibility.” — Peter H. Diamandis Copy Share Image
“Decentralized means learning cannot easily be curtailed by autocratic governments and is considerably more immune to socioeconomic upheaval.” — Peter H. Diamandis Copy Share Image
“Teaching kids how to nourish their creativity and curiosity, while still providing a sound foundation in critical thinking, literacy and math, is the best… — Peter H. Diamandis Copy Share Image
“the value of the ecosystems services our environment now provides (for free) has been calculated at $36 trillion a year—a figure roughly equal to… — Peter H. Diamandis Copy Share Image
“Tony Hseih, CEO of Zappos, helped disrupt the retail space by emphasizing mastery, making the “pursuit of growth and learning” central to his corporate… — Peter H. Diamandis Copy Share Image
“Human beings are designed to be local optimists and global pessimists.” — Peter H. Diamandis Copy Share Image
“Currently the majority of the world’s seven thousand desalination plants rely on thermal desalination (often called “multistage flash”) or reverse osmosis. The former means… — Peter H. Diamandis Copy Share Image
