Business

To have a career, you have to be able to break out of your ways of thinking about success, otherwise you'll just end up disappointed.

British Pop Singer & "Murder on the Dancefloor" Artist

I felt strongly that search- as a product- was just going to continue to face more and more revenue pressure, forcing us to show more and more ads, and inevitably making the product worse over time.

Former Google Executive & Founder of Perplexity AI

I didn't like the rampant tracking and the fact that Google and Facebook effectively ran some of the largest information gathering networks on earth (and that's a very charitable way of describing it).

Former Google Executive & Founder of Perplexity AI

In the long-term there is no way to reconcile the conflict of interest between serving the user and the advertiser.

Former Google Executive & Founder of Perplexity AI

With blockchain, you may not even need to bring someone to court, because the evidence is already there- on the blockchain! Producers can sell their products and services to people they don't know and need not trust—- so that expands their market.

Nobel Prize Laureate in Economics; Mechanism Design Theory Pioneer

It's really complicated to work-out how much of our wealth came from empire, it's like trying to take the egg out of a baked cake.

British journalist and author, wrote "The Boy with the Topknot

I never started off with money, I started off with love. The love of being an entrepreneur. The love of being a lawyer. The love of being an athlete. When you start off with love, people will love and respect you and you will always be monetarily rewarded.

Hall of Fame NBA Center & 4-Time NBA Champion

Our singular filter is to find the people, projects and opportunities that we think are going to be game-changing for humanity. If you succeed at doing that, you'll make plenty of money (even if you fail half the time).

Prominent venture capitalist and early Tesla investor at Draper Fisher Jurvetson

If I could change only one thing about public understanding of the meritocratic structures in our world, it would be to give more recognition to our hidden heroes.

Our system has never defined what it means to be 'good' – what is the ideal human being in capitalism? Is it Jeff Bezos? Is it Steve Jobs? They thrived, they profited, are they 'moral'? Even though they exploit the labour of millions of people?

Turkish journalist, author, and political commentator known for critical writings on democracy

The first thing to do for our ecology is not to use less electricity, it's to cease buying things that are not useful.

Renowned French Industrial Designer & Architect Known for Innovative Product Design

A lot of governments and corporations have made pledges to be carbon neutral by 2050 without having any way to do it. They don't know how to do it. They don't have the tools to do it. We have found over 1000 solutions that can help.

Swiss Adventurer & Pilot of Solar-Powered Aircraft Solar Impulse

I learned you always have to use the language of the people you want to convince. If you speak to heads of states and corporations about the costs, that will be incurred to protect the environment, they will never invite you again. If you come and speak their language about job-creation and profit, they will welcome you with open arms.

Swiss Adventurer & Pilot of Solar-Powered Aircraft Solar Impulse

When Google (a very high IQ place!) looked into their highest performing teams, they found the hallmark of those teams was a sense of psychological and emotional safety.

Psychologist who popularized the concept of emotional intelligence

I learned more from the people at those events – the community, the customer – than anyone in business.

Founder and CEO of Gymshark, fitness apparel company

Entrepreneurs and founders have to learn to be the most adaptable people in their business- that's really important – otherwise, the business will outgrow the founder, or the founder will cause the business to stagnate or slow.

Founder and CEO of Gymshark, fitness apparel company