“Today, philanthropy is a very unsophisticated, old world process where people who make a shitload of money go and give it away and when they're making their money, they're focused on 10x, 100x returns on the dollar.” PeopleWorldGivingTodayProcessReturnDollarsFocusedPhilanthropyOld World Author:Peter Diamandis
“You should command and demand the tenfold leverage on your dollars when you give it away as well.” GivingShouldWellsDemandDollarsCommand Author:Peter Diamandis
“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
“The price to generate a megawatt or a gigawatt of energy is coming down year after year. We're learning how to print it, make it more efficient.” YearsEnergyPrintEfficient Author:Peter Diamandis
“The paradigm I want to change is that, you can have a car that is beautiful, manufacturable, affordable, safe, fast, and oh, by the way, does 100 mpg, or its energy equivalent. Why wouldn't you?” WayWantDoeBeautifulEnergyCarSafeParadigmAffordable Author:Peter Diamandis
“My goal is there's a new generation of cars. And people can say we're living in a new day and age. A new day and age of cars that are beautiful, affordable, safe, and of course every car gets over 100 mpg, why wouldn't it.” PeopleAgeBeautifulCoursesGoalGenerationsCarSafeGet OverNew DayAffordableNew Generation Author:Peter Diamandis
“Humans are the worst control system to put in front of a car.” HumansWorstCarFronts Author:Peter Diamandis