Lessons Learned: Vinod on paranoia and conviction

Lessons learned from entrepreneur by Bambi Francisco Roizen
July 17, 2007 | Comments (3)
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What do religious conviction and the awareness of liabilities have to do with entrepreneurship? They're key to being a successful entrepreneur, according to Vinod Khosla, formerly a General Partner at Kleiner Perkins and founder of Sun Microsystems. Khosla has been behind some of the most innovative ideas across Silicon Valley. Vinod was labeled the No. 1 VC by Forbes and Fortune recently labeled him as one the nation's most influential ethanol advocates.  Khosla shares his wisdom about what it takes to build companies. Besides conviction, Khosla also talks about the need for entrepreneurs to have the "bullheadedness" to "crash through walls" when times are tough, which will be often and frequent. 

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E G
E G, on July 17, 2007

Thank you Mr. Khosla,

I find your advice enlightning, as an entrepreneurship myself I find that the hardest thing to do is finding good quality people who have a similar level of conviction and commitment.

While not new to crashing through walls myself, I find that good family support also comes a long way in going through rough times, in addition one has to accept that things aren't always going to go as planned and that things, and many of them, can go wrong at any given time.

I was blessed to be in a position that allowed me to save many lives during the current war in Iraq, and I learn this hard lesson, of having the "bullheadedness" to "crash through walls" in a much different environment, but the experience has allowed me apply the same concept to my entrepreneur ventures.

To Bambi Francisco:

Could we get more wisdom from this man? a second or continuation video would be great, thank you.


Bambi Francisco Roizen
Bambi Francisco Roizen, on July 18, 2007

Yes, we plan on having Vinod share more of his wisdom with the Vator community. Glad you liked the video!


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Martin Frönmark, on July 21, 2007

This guy is brilliant! Great advice. Looking forward to the next Vinod-episode.


Mario Hemsley, MD
Mario Hemsley, MD, on July 28, 2007

Great video, I wish it were longer. I am soooo pleased to find real entrepreneurs whose values are not focused solely on making money! Just when you think you are crazy and alone, you find people such as this. At Pax Stereo Tv (www.paxstereo.tv) we are committed to theme-based micro-niche internet television channels. In other words, we make tv channels for fans with a very narrow focus. We want to make channels for all the artists (oldie and more) out there who we have loved. We don't know quite how this will make money, but we are sure we will build COMMUNITY. Thanks to Mr Khosla for the energy to put in another day.
Mario Hemsley MD
CEO & Founder Pax Stereo Tv


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