Irreverence Quotes by Vinod Khosla

My willingness to fail gives me the ability to succeed.

— Vinod Khosla

The world is hung up on food-based biofuels. Not only are they the wrong thing, they're the uneconomic thing.

— Vinod Khosla

I generally disagree with most of the very high margin opportunities. Why? Because it's a business strategy tradeoff: the lower the margin you take,…

— Vinod Khosla

The probability of failure doesn't matter to me.

— Vinod Khosla

If I collected all the diamonds in the world, I'd have no 'income' but I'd have a lot of 'assets'. Would my company be…

— Vinod Khosla

What an entrepreneur does is to build for the long run. If the market is great, you get all of the resources you can.…

— Vinod Khosla

New industries are created by entrepreneurs who don't necessarily have subject matter expertise when they get started, yet they are still responsible for most…

— Vinod Khosla

I don’t mind failing, but if I succeed it better be worth succeeding for.

— Vinod Khosla

I believe cellulosic fuels, biofuels made from nonfood crops are the only solution that will make a difference.

— Vinod Khosla

You have to invent the future you want.

— Vinod Khosla

Hopefully, I can advise entrepreneurs to avoid mistakes. But you can never be sure if you're trying something new and unreasonable.

— Vinod Khosla

Seeking an acquisition from the start is more than just bad advice for an entrepreneur. For the entrepreneur it leads to short term tactical…

— Vinod Khosla