“Venture capital is about .02% of the U.S. economy invested, and it accounts for 11% of total U.S. jobs and 21% of U.S. economic output. And the reason why is because these companies can get very big, very quickly.” ReasonBigsJobsCompanyEconomyEconomicAccountsReason WhyVentureOutputVenture Capital Author:Juan Enriquez
“Until African-Americans and Hispanics can get serious, not just about area studies, which are important, but also about science and technology, they're not going to generate that wealth and that job within those communities. And that has absolutely devastating consequences for the places where people live, for the jobs and for the wealth.” PeopleImportantJobsCommunityWealthTechnologyStudySeriousConsequenceAreasAfrican AmericanScience And Technology Author:Juan Enriquez
“There are few jobs in the world that are more fun than being the head of Urban Development for a great and thriving city.” WorldJobsFunCitiesDevelopmentUrbanUrban Development Author:Juan Enriquez
“There are certain zip codes that generate a disproportionate share of patents, of startups, of wealth, of jobs. And it's really important if other parts of the country are going to want to create these tech centers.” IfsWantImportantCountryJobsCertainWealthShareCodePatentsZips Author:Juan Enriquez
“If you depend on a single industry, if you don't continuously upgrade it, if that industry is not producing real wealth, if it's simply shuffling paper from here to here in a very efficient manner sometimes, that's not enough and that's not where you begin to get the rest of your jobs.” IfsRealSometimesEnoughJobsWealthDependsIndustryPaperEfficientShufflingReal Wealth Author:Juan Enriquez