I would love to say that we knew all the answers in advance, but the truth is that we discovered our product and opportunity, rather than planning for it.
— Stewart ButterfieldCo-Founder of Slack, Former CEO & Creator of Flickr
“Humans often come together by believing in ideas that may only exist in our imaginations. We have an ability to imagine together, to merge our ideas as a collective, which can slowly move us toward a future once believed to be impossible. This is part of what changes us from being simple animals to a group that will soon travel to Mars and perhaps even further. To me that is magic.”— David Blaine
Illusionist & Street Magician Known for Endurance Stunts & Television Specials
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Technologies are emerging and moving so fast, that it's very hard to build accountability mechanisms; not least because technologies can become ubiquitous before we understand them.
— Mitchell BakerCEO and Chairwoman of Mozilla Foundation and Mozilla Corporation
I don't see things as impossible; I got right to the equations to figure out how this could be achieved; I didn't put a barrier on my mind or body. A practitioner is the person who goes out and breaks the limits of the mind, the soul, the body.
— David GogginsUltramarathon Runner, Navy SEAL, & Motivational Speaker
The distinction between offline and online retail will vanish, as consumers will not be able to tell where one started and the other finished. This is what we call at Farfetch 'Augmented Retail'.
— José NevesFounder and CEO of Farfetch, luxury fashion e-commerce platform
What Silicon Valley needs right now is some realism. It needs people who are watching-out and identifying what's real and what's myth. There's a lot of genius and brilliance here, but also a lot of salesmanship.
— Nicholas ThompsonEditor-in-Chief of Wired Magazine & Cybersecurity Expert
In rich countries, 'innovation' often means finding a better way of doing things. But in developing countries, it can mean finding a way to do things at all.
— Melinda GatesCo-Founder of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Global Health Advocate
For the entrepreneurial spirit to manifest as successful business and social endeavours, we need a nurturing environment and an infrastructure that celebrates the human will to solve problems and progress.
— Hussain SajwaniFounder and Chairman of Damac Properties, major UAE real estate developer
Over half have changed national policy within five years of launch.
— Bill DraytonFounder of Ashoka & Pioneer of Social Entrepreneurship
Cooking is about precision, but it's also about understanding the science behind why ingredients behave the way they do. You can't innovate without understanding the fundamentals.
— Heston BlumenthalChef & Owner of The Fat Duck, Revolutionary Molecular Gastronomy Pioneer
People come to Glastonbury and can try out ways of living that can be rolled out across the country. It's a place where people come to be a part of something… something greater than the sum of its parts.
— Emily EavisCo-organizer of Glastonbury Festival with her father Michael Eavis
If you're not doing this stuff already, just know that other companies are, and if you're not engaging in these activities, you can't keep up, you can't compete.
— Steven KotlerAuthor & Researcher on Flow State & Human Peak Performance
The digital world has democratized content – it's now available on every platform all the time – and we're going to see a whole raft of new stars, because talent can be rewarded.
— Siddharth Roy KapurIndian Film Producer & Head of Walt Disney Company India
It's the convergence of these technologies that creates waves on top of waves of capability, which will change our world – every industry, our economy, our government, our health, our families… everything is beginning to change.
— Peter DiamandisFounder of X Prize Foundation & Singularity University
This is a really exciting time for human space exploration, we have a lot to be hopeful about – and we have a whole bunch of private companies who have very credible strategies and vehicles. Like in so many other industries, the government has played a key role in kickstarting things – but to realise the full potential of this industry (space) we'll need private industry to get involved seriously; and we're just at the beginning of that journey.
— Mike MassiminoAstronaut and educator who conducted spacewalks on the Hubble Space Telescope
On the one hand, Excel's oeuvre comprises of a string of box-office hits like Dil Chahta Hai, Don, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, Talaash & Fukrey. Alongside these blockbusters, Excel has also launched avant garde ventures like Gully Boy, India's first hip hop film and the official entry to the Academy Awards this year and Inside Edge, India's first original series on Amazon Prime Video that was nominated for the coveted International Emmy Awards under the Best Drama category in 2018.
— Ritesh SidhwaniCo-Founder of Excel Entertainment & Bollywood Producer
I've learned that the best ideas often come from the most unexpected conversations. That's why I've spent decades having curiosity conversations with people from completely different fields.
— Brian GrazerProducer of Academy Award-winning films and television shows