Steve Jurvetson Quotes

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Steve Jurvetson

Profession : Businessman

Birth : March 1, 1967

If your startup is only in the development or idea stage, there is almost no better predictor of failure - I mean, utter failure, scorched-earth bankruptcy - than raising too much money in the first round.

Steve Jurvetson

The commercial space industry is enormous and ripe for disruption.

Steve Jurvetson

Without disruptions, startups can't survive.

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We believe strongly that all meaningful change comes from entrepreneurs.

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Biotech 1.0 is slow, like a lab science, and Version 2.0 is more like computational sciences.

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You've got to close deals quickly, or else you'll miss out.

Steve Jurvetson

By the time people came to realize that free, Web-based email was indeed a hot idea, Hotmail was adding 1 million new subscribers a month.

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Lots of deals happen in situations that aren't 'pure work.'

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Firms that claim domain focus are late movers.

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I can't invest in areas of comfort.

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Because of the rate of technology change, forecast horizons are shrinking.

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IT is permeating more industries. Moore's Law knocks down simulation capabilities. We don't need wind tunnels anymore, for example. You can run experiments more quickly.

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Before SpaceX, no space company was worth a second meeting.

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Hotmail grew its base faster than any company I can think of.

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One very interesting framework for a company to succeed over time - beyond just business logic and analytics - is, do they have a reason why the best graduates in engineering programs will flock to them versus competitors?

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We look for companies that are unlike anything we've ever seen before, with a bold vision to change the world and run by passionate entrepreneurs who get you jumping out of your seat.

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It is quite moving to hold a piece of Mars in your hands and to reflect on its incredible interplanetary journey, and the science that gives confidence as to the origin of this unusual rock.

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I love what I do. I love to learn.

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I've actually come to respect the most irritatingly challenging people I've worked with as really valuable in improving group decision-making and what to do and what to invest in.

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Eventually, all cars are going to be autonomous.

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