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Vinod Khosla on being successful VC: radical risks; take implausible, make plausible, then possible

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Channel: This Week in Startups · 2017 · Education

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.@vkhosla on core to being successful VC: radical risks; take the implausible, make it plausible, and then possible-w/@jason-THX @wistia

Filmed at the Upfront Summit 2017, Jason sits down with legendary entrepreneur-turned-investor, Vinod Khosla. In 1980, Vinod co-founded Daisy Systems, the first significant computer-aided design system for electrical engineers. In 1982, he made his early fortune as one of the co-founders of Sun Microsystems, and in 1987, he switched gears to join the venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, where he gained huge recognition and appreciation as a venture capitalist. He is also widely known for launching Juniper Networks, a company which is believed to be the next Cisco. Currently, he is the founder of Khosla Ventures, a firm focused on assisting entrepreneurs to build impactful new energy and technology companies. Join us as Vinod Khosla shares his inspiring story of mistakes, lessons learned, and advice for entrepreneurs building technology-based businesses.

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Vinod Khosla on being successful VC: radical risks; take implausible, make plausible, then possible

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