Entrepreneurship

Part 1: Vinod and Bilawal explore “plausible tomorrows” beginning with how AI will make deep expertise—from doctors to tutors—nearly free and universally accessible, transforming healthcare, education, and human potential at scale...

Garry Tan joins Keith Rabois unpack the idea of “Founder Mode”—a hands-on, high-agency leadership style that challenges conventional executive delegation and drives companies back...

In this interview, Keith Rabois shares candid, experience-driven insights on startup investing, founder strategy, and the art of effective negotiations.

In this Minus One episode, Vinod Khosla joins Aditya Agarwal to discuss his four decades shaping Silicon Valley, from bold investments like OpenAI to his belief that AGI is already here.

In this Uncapped episode, Keith Rabois joins Jack Altman to discuss founder traits, decisive leadership, navigating frothy markets, tech and politics, and why operators often make better investors.

Keith Rabois returns to the LaBossiere Podcast to discuss choosing co-founders, attracting talent, raising capital, building a board, and more.

At the Masters of Scale Summit, Vinod Khosla shares his “Instigator Thesis,” arguing that a dozen bold entrepreneurs can solve the climate crisis by transforming key sectors...

ForewordPart I: Hiring: The Difference Between Success and Failure is below. Part II: The Interview and How To Get the Most From It and Part...

In this presentation, David Weiden emphasizes the critical importance of understanding and accurately presenting financial metrics when building a company.

Max Levchin, Founder and CEO of Affirm, joins Keith Rabois onstage to share the highs and lows of startup leadership through real-life examples.

Tony Xu, Co-founder and CEO of Doordash, joins Keith Rabois to discuss key insights on business strategy, challenges faced when scaling a company and more.

Vinod joins Building with AI host Hamza Choudery to discuss his philosophy on risk, advice for entrepreneurs building with AI, open-source vs. API models and...

Part I: The founder of Sun Microsystems and “venture assistant” Vinod Khosla talks about his childhood, early inspirations, and the making of a legendary entrepreneur....

Vinod joins SingleStore CEO Raj Verma to share his thoughts on risk-taking, his approach to identifying promising startups, and his vision for leveraging technology to...

Vinod joins Aarthi and Sriram to share his views on AI, nuclear energy, the Manhattan Project and more.

Virgílio Bento, Founder and CEO of Sword Health, sits down with Vinod Khosla to chat about building a company as an outsider and lessons learned...

Dave Girouard, Founder and CEO of Upstart, sits down with David Weiden to share insights while riding the startup roller coaster to success.

Matt Mochary, CEO of Mochary Method, discusses the many benefits of CEO coaching and how to be successful when working with one.

Shellye Archambeau has encountered a lot of obstacles in life, but her ability to navigate around them has proved almost superhuman. Archambeau talks about deciding...

Vinod Khosla sits down with Money2020's Zach Pettet to share his views on crypto, advice when building a company during challenging times, and the implications...

When Dheeraj Pandey co-founded the cloud computing company Nutanix in 2009, the economy was shaky. Housing was turbulent. And interest rates had moved dramatically.

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...

After tennis great Serena Williams announced her retirement from tennis, she tweeted out an article from Joseph Coughlin, head of the MIT AgeLab. Williams said...

When Sarah Friar quit as the CFO of Square, CEO Jack Dorsey wasn't thrilled. But she felt compelled to take the leap. Friar explains why...

From massive supply chain issues to wary investors, 2022 is turning out to be a tough year for biotech. But it's also a sector that's...

Financial markets have been up and down enough to make anyone seasick. And if you're starting a company - or investing in one - it's...

Patrick Brown makes burgers for a living, but he’ll tell you without hesitation: he has no interest in making burgers. So how did a Stanford...

A short clip of Safi Bahcall, author of Loonshots, on innovation, experimentation and more.

David Sacks, Co-Founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures, shares timely advice on how to survive a downturn.

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...

Sure, lots of business leaders have big dreams. But when Jennifer Holmgren tells you she wants to turn pollution into both jet fuel and yoga...

Self-driving seemed like a can’t-miss technology. Smart people were working on it. Money was poured into it.

In this episode of Sand Hill Road, Samir Kaul joins Scott McGrew to chat about the future of food, his involvement in the US Ski...

Stephen Dubner discusses venture capital and its effects on the American economy in this episode of Freakonomics. As one of the guests’ in this episode,...

Vinod Khosla joins Moonfare Founder and CEO, Steffen Pauls, to discuss investment strategies, his passion for breakthrough technology reinventing the future, the philosophy behind Khosla...

Vinod Khosla and Chamath Palihapitiya share their personal stories as they discuss their careers, taking risks, as well as their thoughts on the future and...

In this podcast with Harry Stebbings of 20 Minute VC, Vinod Khosla shares how the booms and busts of the last two decades has shaped...

In this podcast with Harry Stebbings of 20 Minute VC, Founding Partner and Managing Director Samir Kaul shares how the booms and busts of the...

Vinod Khosla sits with Sebastian Thrun, Chairman and Co-founder of Udacity, for a wide ranging discussion on the state of Silicon Valley, the future of...

Vinod Khosla discusses the relationship between education and entrepreneurship, learning from failure, and the changing culture of Silicon Valley.

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...

Jack Altman, CEO and Co-Founder of Lattice, interviews his brother Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI and former President of Y Combinator, on his proudest moments,...

Jesse Derris, CEO of brand consultancy Derris, discusses how brands are changing the way people think about marketing. Through telling compelling brand stories across channels...

David Weiden sits down with Reid Hoffman, Co-Founder of LinkedIn and Partner at Greylock Partners to discuss blitzscaling, the notion of prioritizing speed over efficiency...

Vinod Khosla and Dennis Whyte (Head, MIT Nuclear Science and Engineering & Director, Plasma Science and Fusion Center) sit down to discuss innovation and entrepreneurship...

Vinod Khosla and Sam Altman discuss the ideas and entrepreneurial mindset needed to build ambitious and significant companies.

Anu Hariharan, Partner at YC Continuity, sits down with Vinod Khosla to talk about belief systems around hiring, and how to manage your company’s growth...

Vinod Khosla discusses how to invent the future, the responsibility behind driving meaningful change, and the critical role passion and vision play in creating companies...

Peter Thiel of Founders Fund in a wide ranging discussion on what he’s learned about venture capital, including building a long term business, hiring extraordinary...

Vinod Khosla discusses entrepreneurship, the state of VC including the lack of value most investors bring to the table, and the importance of hiring and...

A founder, sometimes a business person or early CEO and maybe one or two engineers: this is the typical size of a startup...

In this talk, hear from Vinod Khosla during the Roanak Desai Memorial View From The Top talk at Stanford Graduate School of Business on the...

Fireside chat with Startup Grind founder, Derek Peterson, and Vinod Khosla on fearing failure as an entrepreneur and other lessons learned.

In this post, Vinod Khosla foresees machine learning to cause the next technology revolution and it may come with some economic consequences. This post also...

Keith Rabois shares many of the lessons he's learned operating startups in this Stanford lecture covering everything from how to be an effective manager by...

This post also appears on Forbes.com. There have been and will continue to be multiple big technology revolutions, but the most impactful on human society...

“The future will not be like the past.” Vinod Khosla shares his views on how the future will be driven by new technologies and those...

Margaret Heffernan author of “Willful Blindness: Why We Ignore the Obvious at our Peril,” discusses why it’s critical for leaders and organizations to cultivate a...

This article was originally published by Outlook Business. He’s outspoken, irreverent and completely unapologetic. And Silicon Valley can’t get enough of him. Entrepreneur-turned-venture capitalist Vinod...

Vinod Khosla sits with Michael Arrington to discuss a range of topics, including the potential of plant- based animal products, why he values one on...

Vinod Khosla dispenses lessons and advice for entrepreneurs, including the importance of failure, the need for an unreasonable mindset, and team building best practices.

"Google's greatest strength may be the luxury of failure" – WSJ, 5/17/2013In this talk, listen to Vinod talk about how to use failure as a...

In this video, hear from author, entrepreneur and professor at Stanford University, Steve Blank, as he talks about heuristics and lessons learned from his 21...

In this video, hear from Vinod Khosla in a moderated discussion with Carnegie Mellon University provost, Mark Kamlet. They address disrespecting authority as an essential...

This post also appears on TechCrunch. Most VCs pitch their venture firms as value added to a company’s entrepreneurial founders. Personally, I think leading VC...

In this video interview, hear from Vinod Khosla as he discusses Twitter, entrepreneurship and many other topics.

This post also appears on TechCrunch. Editor’s note: This is Part II of a two-part guest column written by legendary Silicon Valley investor Vinod Khosla,...

This post also appears on TechCrunch. Editor’s note: This is Part I of a two-part guest column written by legendary Silicon Valley investor Vinod Khosla,...

In this video, Michael Arrington and Vinod Khosla discuss everything from being labeled "legendary" to high-tech beef companies.

This post also appears on TechCrunch. Editor’s note: Legendary investor Vinod Khosla is the founder of Khosla Ventures. You can follow him on Twitter at...

In this video, Forbes' Eric Savitz interviews Vinod Khosla.

In this video, hear from Vinod Khosla as he discusses the lessons he’s learned from years of screwing up, and why failure is an invaluable...

In this video, hear from entrepreneur and author, Eric Ries, as he discusses lean startup principles. Also, find out why his favorite business movie is...

In this video, hear from Vinod Khosla as he discusses why failure leads to success.

In this talk at the MIT 100k Entrepreneurship Grand Finale, Vinod Khosla discusses entrepreneurship and how you can invent the future you want.

In this video, hear from Jack Dorsey, co-founder of Twitter and co-founder and CEO of Square, as he discusses what he's learned from building both...

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

Scott Cook, founder and chairman of the executive committee at Intuit, discusses leadership and what he’s learned over the course of his career, including savoring...

In this talk at the MIT 100k Entrepreneurship Grand Finale, Vinod Khosla discusses entrepreneurship and how you can invent the future you want.

In this deck, get Vinod Khosla's perspective on experts and how they influence (or don't influence, as the case may be) innovation.

In this video, hear Vinod Khosla as he discusses gene pool engineering, cycle times and risk.

In this video, hear from Bill Campbell, a board director of Intuit and Apple discuss leadership, management and other insights gleaned over the course of...

In this video, hear from Vinod Khosla as he provides an anecdotal retrospective of his work.

Professionals who work closely with them and researchers who study them have often speculated about what makes entrepreneurs "entrepreneurial". Of course, entrepreneurs also love to...

This presentation takes you on the “entrepreneurial rollercoaster” — uncovering some of the necessary steps and factors to consider when jumping into a new endeavor.

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