I think top scientists need to be compensated at a different scale in society. Somebody with experience will tell you that true scientists are not motivated by money - they are motivated by the quest itself. That is true. But… — Yuri Milner Copy Share Image
It is hard to think of practical applications of the black hole. Because practical applications are so remote, many people assume we should not be interested. But this quest to understand the world is what defines us as human beings. — Yuri Milner Copy Share Image
The hardware and the software used in the Breakthrough project will be compatible with other telescopes around the world, so they too can search… — Yuri Milner Copy Share Image
Social is a better way to interact with digital world. It is better than search. Implications for... everything. Total change. — Yuri Milner Copy Share Image
The company that creates one global social graph will be very important going forward. It will be Facebook, with maybe 2-3 local social networks… — Yuri Milner Copy Share Image
It’s not how much something’s worth today, it’s what it’s worth in five or 10 years. — Yuri Milner Copy Share Image
I don’t think there’s any company that has reached $1 billion in revenue as fast as Xiaomi. In every conceivable benchmark, it’s almost unprecedented… — Yuri Milner Copy Share Image
You have to travel globally today to know what's going on and maintain an edge. — Yuri Milner Copy Share Image
I am not an oligarch. I am a servant and I try to align my interests and those of my investors. — Yuri Milner Copy Share Image
I think there's a time to be private and a time to be public, and I think that companies like Facebook and Groupon are… — Yuri Milner Copy Share Image
Facebook now is mostly about people you know. In the future it could be about people you know less but are more important. — Yuri Milner Copy Share Image
The largest newspaper in the United States is only reaching 1 percent of population. We are kind of assuming that 'Wall Street Journal,' 'USA… — Yuri Milner Copy Share Image
