Much of the email we use today is based on what I foresaw in 1978. — Shiva Ayyadurai Copy Share Image
We can improve the utility of email by maneouvring its use in a constructive manner. — Shiva Ayyadurai Copy Share Image
When I created the email in the U.S., my mentor could have easily copyrighted it and taken credit for it. — Shiva Ayyadurai Copy Share Image
The invention of email evolved from a challenge to solve a real world problem. — Shiva Ayyadurai Copy Share Image
Clearly texting, SMS and chat are very different than writing a letter or email. — Shiva Ayyadurai Copy Share Image
In 1978, there was a 14-year-old boy working in Newark. He did in fact create the inter-office mail system and called it… — Shiva Ayyadurai Copy Share Image
Email is not the simple exchange of text messages. Email is the electronic version of the interoffice mail system used for formal… — Shiva Ayyadurai Copy Share Image
Answering phones synchronously is very different than reading an email, sorting it, figuring out which bucket it goes in, and then responding. — Shiva Ayyadurai Copy Share Image
Email has explosively supported the growth of letter writing globally. — Shiva Ayyadurai Copy Share Image
Email did precisely what I predicted, back in 1978, it took over the postal mail process and system of writing letters. — Shiva Ayyadurai Copy Share Image
Email cannot die in the near future because of its universal acceptance. — Shiva Ayyadurai Copy Share Image
As a kid, I learned from my parents, teachers, coaches, and friends that what mattered most was Truth - to uncover it, share it… — Shiva Ayyadurai Copy Share Image
Jobs cannot be created if innovation is restricted to large corporates. — Shiva Ayyadurai Copy Share Image
When I created the email in the U.S., my mentor could have easily copyrighted it and taken credit for it. — Shiva Ayyadurai Copy Share Image
Even students from rural India may have bright ideas. They need to be tapped. — Shiva Ayyadurai Copy Share Image
Our ancient yogis and sages were not just medical healers, but systems scientists and systems engineers, who saw the body and the universe as… — Shiva Ayyadurai Copy Share Image
In countries like India or China, a Steve Jobs will never come around. The fundamentals aren't there - there's this feudal hierarchy. — Shiva Ayyadurai Copy Share Image
The way I look at the world is establishment versus change agents. The establishment is those people who want to keep things the way… — Shiva Ayyadurai Copy Share Image
I think that if the Postal Service dies, it will be the end of democracy as we know it. — Shiva Ayyadurai Copy Share Image
I have no doubt that my origin and ethnicity have strongly influenced controversy over my invention of email. — Shiva Ayyadurai Copy Share Image
