“In the space business, space had gotten very much to be the aerospace industry. This is something that governments only do and it's where the Boeings and the Lockheed's and the Northrop's and so forth. And there's no way these small companies could do it.” WayGovernmentSpaceCompanyIndustryBoeingAerospace Author:Peter Diamandis
“You've got to choose your horse ahead of time. So, if you're interested in water technology, energy technology, you get to choose between the three or four companies that you have insight into. And you have to make a bet on them before they prove anything out.” IfsThreeEnergyWaterCompanyTechnologyFourProveHorseInsightAhead Of Time Author:Peter Diamandis
“You have to ask yourself the question, do you have the smartest people in the world working for your company? And if you do, you're lucky. But if you don't, put up the incentive. And have someone who is absolutely brilliant who's a 22-year old in India who says what about this way? And who revolutionizes the way you do business.” PeopleIfsWorldWayYearsAsksCompanyLuckyIndiaBrilliantIncentives Author:Peter Diamandis
“The question companies have to ask, or governments have to ask is, where do we allow crazy ideas to bubble up? Because if there is a failure, what happens? Someone gets blame. There's a lawsuit, there's a congressional investigation. And so, those things shut down the creative engine.” IfsIdeasGovernmentHappensAsksCompanyCreativeCrazyBlameEnginesBubblesInvestigationLawsuitCrazy Ideas Author:Peter Diamandis
“As you may know, I'm the co-founder and co-chairman of an asteroid company called Planetary Resources that is backed by a group of eight billionaires to implement the bold mission of extracting resources from near-Earth asteroids.” KnowsMayEarthCompanyGroupsResourcesEightMissionsFoundersChairmanBillionaireAsteroids Author:Peter Diamandis
“During the next 50 years, in countless cycles, in countless entrepreneurial companies, this let's just go and do it mentality will help us finally get off the planet and irreversibly open the space frontier. The capital and tools are finally being placed into the hands of those willing to risk, willing to fail, willing to follow the dreams.” YearsHelpingDreamHandsNextSpaceCompanyFailingRiskWillingPlanetsFutureToolsCyclesMentalityPredictionsFrontiersEntrepreneurial Author:Peter Diamandis
“Companies have too many experts who block innovation. True innovation really comes from perpendicular thinking.” ThinkingCompanyInnovationBlockExperts Author:Peter Diamandis
“I founded a launch company called International Microspace when I graduated medical school in 1989. We were trying to build a microsatellite launcher.” TryingSchoolCompanyInternationalMedicalMedical School Author:Peter Diamandis
“Large companies and government agencies have a lot to protect and therefore are not willing to take big risks. A large company taking a risk can threaten its stock price. A government agency taking a risk can threaten congressional investigation.” BigsGovernmentCompanyRiskWillingProtectAgencyInvestigationGovernment AgenciesStock PriceLarge Companies Author:Peter Diamandis
