If you look at a company like Qualcomm, we’re a big exporter. We essentially have tremendous revenue offshore and large employment onshore. I think it’s very difficult to make big changes in that. Steve Mollenkopf Read Quote
You want to encourage yourself to take risks. If you make a mistake trying to do something, you can fix it later. Steve Mollenkopf Read Quote
The internet business model changed dramatically. You would never have an Uber, you would never had an Instagram, if you didn’t have a connected computer in your pocket that didn’t also have a camera or a GPS. Steve Mollenkopf Read Quote
Both parents were teachers. My father became an assistant principal, and he was responsible for discipline at the school. So I didn’t get away with much at home. Steve Mollenkopf Read Quote
If we don’t figure out a way to have secure, connected healthcare, or connectivity and computing, we won’t have that industry develop. Steve Mollenkopf Read Quote
When people talk about wearables, when people talk about connected XYZ – home, car, whatever – those are all smartphone technologies. Steve Mollenkopf Read Quote
Power, of course, is very important, but really, there’s a bundle of technologies you have to have to make sure they’re highly integrated, so you have to have modem, you have to have connectivity, you have to have GPS, you have to have graphics, you have to have CPU. Steve Mollenkopf Read Quote
If you look back to 2008, people didn’t have smartphones. Now everyone essentially has a smartphone. Steve Mollenkopf Read Quote
If you look at where the growth is happening – tablet growth compared to the traditional PC growth – you just can’t compare them. Steve Mollenkopf Read Quote
I knew I wanted to be an engineer, but I didn’t know what type of engineer. I chose electrical engineering primarily because it was the hardest one to get into. It’s ridiculous when I think about it now, but it worked out OK. Steve Mollenkopf Read Quote
