Joe Lonsdale

I am not by any means a philosopher, although I have worked with some talented people in the discipline. But certain philosophical…

— Joe Lonsdale

America faces a mounting transportation crisis, and the primary culprit is road congestion. Traffic makes us unhealthy, wastes enormous amounts of time,…

— Joe Lonsdale

Savvy, competitive investors able to build, buy, and fix companies will continue to stimulate growth by allowing us to do more with…

— Joe Lonsdale

I believe we live in a positive sum world and wealth isn't just taken or moved around; it's mostly created.

— Joe Lonsdale

Great leaders inspire incredible loyalty in their followers and subordinates.

— Joe Lonsdale

There's no substitute for experiencing ups and downs - seeing how it's okay that things are overwhelming or broken sometimes and how…

— Joe Lonsdale

Entrepreneurship is, in large part, about building something from nothing, which means creating a cause.

— Joe Lonsdale

Engineering talent is the most precious resource for any technology company - Palantir and Addepar are successful first and foremost because of…

— Joe Lonsdale

Palantir owes much of its success to the amazing talent of the first 30-40 technologists who joined the company, as well as…

— Joe Lonsdale

The inability of middle-class people to receive loans in developing countries has had a stifling effect on economic growth and prosperity around…

— Joe Lonsdale

My experiences building Palantir and running Addepar made me aware of serious problems with government and inspired me to build a non-profit…

— Joe Lonsdale

Being able to access that Stanford alumni network was huge - I actually interned at PayPal while I was at Stanford and…

— Joe Lonsdale

CEOs shouldn't worry about their budget all the time - on a day-to-day basis, they should work on managing their company, building…

— Joe Lonsdale

What would I advise an aspiring young entrepreneur? Certainly I'd say read the works of great entrepreneurs and investors like Ben Horowitz,…

— Joe Lonsdale

Engineering is the art of managing scarcity - it's easy to design and build a massive bridge that will last forever if…

— Joe Lonsdale

A common mistake among new entrepreneurs who have raised large rounds is that they have essentially infinite resources.

— Joe Lonsdale

As we progress as a species, we will unlock new means for enhancing our lives at every turn - and our conceptions…

— Joe Lonsdale

Hours wasted in traffic represent not only lost wages but enormous amounts of economic activity that might have happened. Congestion indirectly increases…

— Joe Lonsdale

We use convertible notes a lot at our fund - 8VC - so often that we just call them 'notes' to save…

— Joe Lonsdale

In an increasingly competitive technology world, VCs must work more and more closely with portfolio companies to develop superior technology, talent, and…

— Joe Lonsdale

If our society was a lot wealthier, I think we'd also probably have better education systems - this is pretty intuitive, I…

— Joe Lonsdale

The only way to create prosperity is to do more with less. In economic terms, an increase in productivity is an increase…

— Joe Lonsdale

When I spend a lot of time reading, discussing, or thinking about an area, I'll often really appreciate why a strong viewpoint…

— Joe Lonsdale

Addepar not only helps improve private wealth management workflows so that advisors can do a better job at what they currently do,…

— Joe Lonsdale

Inexperienced entrepreneurs often want to keep their plans secret, but this is never how I've seen any of the great companies get…

— Joe Lonsdale