Creating a billion-dollar company is hard, but being a truly great leader is even harder. Joe Lonsdale Read Quote
Basically, I think society functions thanks to how certain key industries work – government, finance, healthcare, education, energy. Pretty much all of these have a huge impact on everything else. Joe Lonsdale Read Quote
I believe we live in a positive sum world and wealth isn’t just taken or moved around; it’s mostly created. Joe Lonsdale Read Quote
America faces a mounting transportation crisis, and the primary culprit is road congestion. Traffic makes us unhealthy, wastes enormous amounts of time, and cripples national productivity. America needs expanded roads and transportation infrastructure, but traditional gas tax funding is no longer available. Joe Lonsdale Read Quote
We use convertible notes a lot at our fund – 8VC – so often that we just call them ‘notes’ to save time. Joe Lonsdale Read Quote
David and Ellen Siminoff are legends in Silicon Valley – they are two of the most influential mentors to top executives and leaders behind the scenes, with long track records of success. Joe Lonsdale Read Quote
Savvy, competitive investors able to build, buy, and fix companies will continue to stimulate growth by allowing us to do more with less – the only way to create prosperity. Joe Lonsdale Read Quote
A lot of the companies that I am inclined to get involved in have a mission to fix something that is ‘broken’ in the world. Joe Lonsdale Read Quote
The reason we have so much talent in Silicon Valley building and investing in for-profit technology companies is that markets richly reward successful ideas, no matter who invents them. But to remain competitive in a free market, companies must exercise discipline to meet quantitative goals and eventually become cashflow positive. Joe Lonsdale Read Quote
