Future Is Not Extrapolation Of Past

Startups Allow Technologists And Scientists To Take Risks And Change Plans In A Way That Would Be Frowned Upon In A Big Company. Having Said That, Big Companies Will Play A Key Role In Certain Areas And In Partnerships With Little Companies. Each Has Its Strengths.

Your Cellphone Has 10 Sensors, And Your Car Has 400. But Your Body Has None - That's Going To Change.

Where Most Entrepreneurs Fail Is On The Things They Don't Know They Don't Know.

For Electric Power Generation, We Are Very Optimistic About Solar-thermal Technology, And We’re Intrigued By The Potential Of Enhanced Geothermal Energy To Replace Coal-based Power Generation. Traditional Carbon Capture And Sequestration-based Coal Power Generation Is Somewhat Unlikely To Be Competitive.

The Right Way To Build A Company Is To Experiment In Lots Of Small Ways, So That You Have Plenty Of Room To Make Mistakes And Change Strategies.