Joe Lonsdale Quotes

Joe Lonsdale

Profession : Businessman

Birth : September 12, 1982

Hours wasted in traffic represent not only lost wages but enormous amounts of economic activity that might have happened. Congestion indirectly increases consumer prices, makes travel times unreliable for commuters and truckers, and precludes many people from accessing jobs in urban hubs.

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Funding has not kept pace with demand for expanded lanes and well-maintained roadways.

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Great VCs are more than mere investors; they are often seasoned leaders who have built companies themselves.

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

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My personal experience with companies in the PayPal ecosystem taught me that a superb engineering culture is indispensable to building a winning business.

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Our philosophy at 8VC is that many of the companies that present the greatest economic opportunities also create the greatest value for society.

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Many of humanity's most intractable challenges will only be solved through market-driven innovation.

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Because the private sector has evolved processes and metrics for growth over many generations, for-profit models are more likely to efficiently accomplish their goals.

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I am not by any means a philosopher, although I have worked with some talented people in the discipline. But certain philosophical concepts deeply inform the way I think about the world. The idea of 'opposing truths at extremes' is a powerful concept that I came to appreciate in my twenties.

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When I spend a lot of time reading, discussing, or thinking about an area, I'll often really appreciate why a strong viewpoint is true and come to very firm conclusions. But if I am later exposed to a strong opposing view, I frequently find this countervailing view persuasive as well.

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In my experience, it's common that deep truths exist at both extremes of a dialectic, and the wisest stance on an issue will incorporate 'both of the opposites within itself.'

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I have learned that if I only see and deeply appreciate one side of an argument, it means I am probably missing something important.

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As we progress as a species, we will unlock new means for enhancing our lives at every turn - and our conceptions of wealth and poverty will evolve in tandem.

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Innovative cultures transparently document spending, admit mistakes, and ask how they can do better.

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America has the greatest military in the world, and it's up to our leaders to set the bar for what a 21st century military culture of innovation with transparent, collaborative leadership looks like.

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The Pentagon should use data to guide financial decision-making.

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Those who serve in our armed forces do so from a profound sense of duty to secure liberty for their fellow Americans. They enlist to serve their fellow citizens who express their will through elected representatives, not an unaccountable defense establishment.

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One of the most important jobs of a great leader is to attract great talent.

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A talented executive whose interests are aligned with the firm's and is confident in her role will always recruit stars who exceed herself in various ways, but one who is worried about her value to the firm will not.

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A great leader should make it clear to her team members that as a matter of culture, her job is to replace herself. A new hire should know from the outset that she will ultimately have to bring in new talent to replace herself so that she can personally better herself and achieve loftier goals.

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