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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The Generalist | Letters to a Young Founder: Vinod…

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

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Hard Fought Success

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.

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Roller Coasters!

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

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Success, Failure & Numbers

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

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The Aarthi and Sriram Show | The Predictions of an…

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

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Winning as an Outsider: Building Something So Good…

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…

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What Can a CEO Coach Do for You?

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

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Ups & Downs: The Startup Rollercoaster

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

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How to Conquer Imposter Syndrome, and Become a Tech…

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…

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Dheeraj Pandey Wants to Change CRM. Can He?

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. Sound…

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Why Entrepreneurs Ignore an Aging America – At Their…

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…

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How A Tough 2022 Could Reshape Biotech

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…

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How One VC Navigates Today’s Volatility

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…

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Can a Burger Save Us?

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…

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Turning Pollution into Jet Fuel (and Yoga Pants)

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…

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Should Self-Driving Be Rethought?

Self-driving seemed like a can’t-miss technology. Smart people were working on it. Money was poured into it. So why, decades later, aren’t you answering your…

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Why Nextdoor CEO Sarah Friar Took A Big Career Risk

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…

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Money20/20 | Building Through Cycles of Uncertainty

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…

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Startup Grind Silicon Valley | Vinod Khosla

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

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Loonshots | Imagining The Impossible

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

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Operating During a Downturn

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

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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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Sand Hill Road Podcast | Impossible Investments with…

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…

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Freakonomics Podcast | Is Venture Capital the Secret…

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,…

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Moonfare | Deal Talk with Vinod Khosla

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…

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Hack the North | Keynote with Vinod Khosla & Chamath…

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…

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IIT Delhi Alumni Interaction Series | A Fireside Chat…

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

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Udacity Thought Leader Series | How Startups & Entrepreneurs…

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…

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The Twenty Minute VC with Samir Kaul

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 last two…

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The Twenty Minute VC with Vinod Khosla

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…

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Advice to Entrepreneurs

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,…

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Blitzscaling

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…

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The Customer Experience Brand

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…

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David J Rose Lecture | Innovation & Entrepreneurship…

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

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Vinod Khosla on How to Build the Future

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

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Stanford Startup School | How to Build and Manage…

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…

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Learning: The Most Important Skill for Any Entrepreneur

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…

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Developing the Developed World

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…

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How to Start a Startup: How to Operate

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…

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Stanford View from the Top | On failure and success

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…

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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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Startup Grind | Fearing Failure as an Entrepreneur

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

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The Case for Intelligent Failure to Invent the Future

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…

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The Next Technology Revolution will Drive Abundance…

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…

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The Case for Intelligent Failure to Invent the Future

“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…

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Dare to Disagree

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…

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Outlook Business I Make a Great Company and the Money…

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 Khosla…

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TechCrunch Disrupt | A Talk with Vinod Khosla

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…

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TechCrunch Disrupt | Vinod Khosla Keeps it Real

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…

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Startup Wisdom: What I Wish I Knew

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…

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Innovation and Entrepreneurship

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…

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TechCrunch | Venture Assistance: A Philosophical View…

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…

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Entrepreneurship and Much More

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

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TechCrunch | Signs it Might Be Time to Consider Hiring…

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, the founder…

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TechCrunch | If, When and How to Avoid Hiring a CEO

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,…

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TechCrunch Disrupt | Q&A with Vinod Khosla and Michael…

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

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TechCrunch | Do You Need to be a Jerk to be a Successful…

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 @vkhosla. And…

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Launch Silicon Valley | Interview with Vinod Khosla…

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

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Lessons from Screwing Up

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…

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Failure as a Tool

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

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The Lean Startup

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 Ghost…

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Harker Research Symposium | Failing to Succeed: A…

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

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Startup Grind | Start Up to Invent the Future You…

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

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Founder Perspectives: The Importance of Data, Details…

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…

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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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Culture of Experimentation

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…

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Invent the Future you Want

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

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Innovation and Innovators

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

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Gene Pool Engineering, Cycle Times and Risk

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

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People, Leadership and Startups

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…

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From One Entrepreneur to Another

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

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What Makes Entrepreneurs Entrepreneurial?

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…

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The Entrepreneurial Roller Coaster… High Highs & Low…

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

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Sun Microsystems Business Plan 

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

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