Slingshot, for the technology that David used to bring down Goliath.
I’ve got a hunk of gold and you have a watch. If we trade, then I have a watch and you have a hunk of gold. But if you have an idea and I have an idea, and we exchange them, then we both have two ideas. It’s nonzero.
The day before something is a breakthrough, it’s a crazy idea.
We are racing toward a world of abundance, and we are going to be increasing the quality of life for everyone on this planet. The world’s biggest problems are the world’s biggest business opportunities.
Small teams driven by their passion with a clear focus can do extraordinary things. Things that only large corporations and governments could do in the past.
Humans are the worst control system to put in front of a car.
The meek shall inherit the earth. The rest of us are going to the stars.
If you believe that the developing world deserves the same standards of living that we do in the developed world, then to achieve that, they need resources. They need the metals and the minerals to build the industries and the buildings and so forth, and the energy.
Companies have too many experts who block innovation. True innovation really comes from perpendicular thinking.
If someone is always to blame, if every time something goes wrong someone has to be punished, people quickly stop taking risks. Without risks, there can’t be breakthroughs.
We are not going to stop here on planet Earth. We’re going to move out to other planetary bodies.
The best way to become a billionaire is to help a billion people.
I founded a launch company called International Microspace when I graduated medical school in 1989. We were trying to build a microsatellite launcher.
Space is an inspirational concept that allows you to dream big.