“Bill Gates spoke at Davos in 2008, about the need for creative capitalism. Michael Porter started talking about shared value capitalism, John Mackey of Whole Foods started talking about conscious capitalism and Marc Benioff started talking about compassionate capitalism. It was the beginning of a time when everybody felt the need to put a modifier in front of the word 'capitalism,' it was clear the incumbent version wasn't working as well as it could.”
— Alan Murray
Editor of Fortune Magazine & Wall Street Journal columnist

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A growing archive of 3,000+ moments, drawn from every interview.

We are more than we appear to be. The technology cannot be uninvented — I know, until I die, that we did that, and I was a key enabler of it.

— Victor Vescovo

Exploration starts with exploring yourself. There’s so much temptation for everyone to seek answers outside of themselves, when peace and leading a fulfilling life starts with self-knowledge and self-reflection.

— Victor Vescovo

There is no mundane. The word itself, I think, is a non-word. It should not be a word.

— Victor Vescovo

The small act of paying attention to people is extraordinarily rewarding to every member of the team — and it’s amplified in an inverse way from their level on the hierarchy.

— Victor Vescovo

The line between acceptable mitigated risk and recklessness is actually very thin— and it’s even more dangerous because it moves.

— Victor Vescovo

Never get into a vehicle where the fear of failure is greater than the fear of dying.

— Victor Vescovo

Life is a series of decisions you make with imperfect information — and then carrying it through with conviction, while at the same time looking over your shoulder to make sure the rest of the team is coming along with you

— Victor Vescovo

I never grew out of that feeling of constant wonder. I just became more experienced, and got a lot more resources to go to even more extraordinary places — but the same feeling existed in me. I never really grew up — just the expense and sophistication of my toys.

— Victor Vescovo