Visionary:Vinod Khosla
Vinod Khosla
Biography
Co-founder of Sun Microsystems, venture capitalist at Khosla Ventures.
Category
Venture Capitalist
Notable Quotes
On Labor Market Disruption from Automation
"80% of jobs will be replaced by AI in the next 20 years."
—Vinod Khosla, Fortune Brainstorm Tech (2023), July 12, 2023, Park City
On Zero Marginal Cost Society
"Expertise will become free. An AI doctor for every human on the planet."
—Vinod Khosla, Stanford Medicine Big Data (2023), May 24, 2023, Stanford
On Innovation Cycles and Market Bubbles
"The best way to predict the future is to invent it - and fund it."
—Vinod Khosla, TechCrunch Disrupt (2022), October 19, 2022, San Francisco
On Productivity Paradox in Digital Age
"AI will enable abundance in energy, food, and healthcare."
—Vinod Khosla, Khosla Ventures Blog (2024), January 10, 2024
On Network Effects and Platform Monopolies
"Most VCs add negative value to startups. Founders should be very selective."
—Vinod Khosla, Startup Grind (2021), February 23, 2021