Thought Provoking
Reinventing Societal Infrastructure with Technology 

As a technology optimist I like to say, “what can be imagined technologically reasonably can be invented” is more true than not and more a…

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Getting to the Impossible

Vinod Khosla gives a whirlwind tour of the many companies in our portfolio that are inventing the future and getting to the impossible.

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Societal Innovation
A Few Critical Climate Technology Breakthroughs Multiplied…

This post also appears on Medium. 12–15 entrepreneurs, driven by entrepreneurial energy and passion for a vision, and a little bit of luck, could change…

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“20 Percent Doctor Included” & Dr. Algorithm: Speculations…

Healthcare has a radical opportunity to reinvent itself.  Healthcare today often results in suboptimal patient outcomes despite doctors doing the best they can within the…

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Entrepreneurship
A Glimpse into the Future

Vinod Khosla sits down with Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, to discuss the company’s ambitions in building an intelligence that is smarter and more capable…

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Money 20/20 | Patrick Collison & Vinod Khosla

Vinod Khosla interviews Patrick Collison of Stripe on the company’s growth, market opportunity, and the potential impact of AI and blockchain on the future of…

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Fundraising
Pitch the Way VCs think: Presenting with Emotion

Vinod Khosla shares the investor perspective and provides advice to entrepreneurs on how to best present to them.

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Sun Microsystems Business Plan 

Here is the original business plan for Sun Microsystems written in 1982.

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Recruiting
Gene Pool Engineering for Entrepreneurs

Table of Contents Introduction Why first hires are important Background on traditional (functional) recruiting Functional hiring Engineering the Gene Pool Benefits of gene pool engineering…

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Company Building “Dozen”

In this video, hear from Vinod Khosla as he provides his perspective on entrepreneurial ventures, both as a founder and investor.

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Scaling
CEO Rituals

Sarah Friar, CEO of Nextdoor, shares some insights from her CEO “playbook” on how to be a successful leader at a time where expectations are…

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Building an Enterprise Enterprise!

David Weiden speaks with Todd McKinnon, Co-founder and CEO of Okta, on building a successful, public enterprise company. Todd discusses hiring, who you should have…

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Marketing, Sales & Design
A Primer on Cohort Analysis

Growth is a matter of life or death for early stage startups. It’s easy to focus exclusively on top-line growth, such as number of users…

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Designing the Future: Making Technology More Accessible

Design matters. In 1980, when I was working on my first startup, Daisy Systems, I hired my first designer, David Kelley. This was long before…

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CEO Summits
Can We Replace Every Coal Plant by 2040?

Bob Mumgaard, CEO of Commonwealth Fusion, sits down with Vinod Khosla to discuss fusion – both where we are today and the progress he expects…

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Women: Is it Getting Better?

Shernaz Daver leads a discussion on women in tech with Celine Halioua, founder and CEO of Loyal, Nikki Pechet, co-founder and CEO of Homebound and…

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