J. B. Pritzker Quotes

Silicon Valley has some of the smartest engineers and technology business people in the world.

I don't think Philadelphia's challenge is in coming up with great ideas or having great founders. I think the real challenge is keeping them here.

Silicon Valley has been this global engine of innovation and economic growth over the last few decades, but a tidal wave of innovation that has been focused very much in the digital realm.

What Techstars is fundamentally a global ecosystem in which entrepreneurs are enabled and empowered to bring new technologies to the market.

After graduating in International Relations in 2011, I turned down safe, corporate job offers and instead accepted a position at an 'incubator' in L.A. - a tech word for a team of people who are funded by investors to create apps. I knew the future was digital and that I had to take a risk.

Berlin is well on its way to becoming one of the most vibrant startup hubs in the world.

I'm a Silicon Valley guy. I just think people from Silicon Valley can do anything.

Every kid coming out of Harvard, every kid coming out of school now thinks he can be the next Mark Zuckerberg, and with these new technologies like cloud computing, he actually has a shot.

The market is ridiculously overcrowded with early stage investors. This results in a talent drain, where the best talent gets diffused and work for their own startups.

I've been lucky enough to be involved in a number of great startups, including eBay and Wikia as an entrepreneur and LinkedIn and Paypal as an investor.

We like to say at Khosla Ventures, and this is one of the reasons to do what we do, we'll take technical risks that nobody else will.

The best programmers and internet entrepreneurs are in the Bay Area. Don't kid yourself about that, not even for a second.

I am absolutely confident that St. Louis can attract major players in technology and make the companies that are here blossom.

Israel has incredible entrepreneurial spirit and a deep bench of technology talent.

Fundly is at the dynamic intersection of high-growth technology startups, social entrepreneurship, and the exploding world of social media. Kapor Capital is proud to back this passionate team, their product, and Fundly's impressive customer base.

For a first-time entrepreneur, there's nothing better than being in Silicon Valley because there is so much going on, and there's such a large number of inventors, that even a B level idea or a C level idea could be nurtured and be given venture capital there.

My mission is to grow business in Silicon Alley.

Something new will always be the source of growth in Silicon Valley.

The American economy has been built and sustained by risk-taking entrepreneurs whose pioneering ideas and hard work gave birth to flourishing businesses.

I got lucky because my dad moved us to Silicon Valley before it really was known worldwide as an important tech hub.

Russia is an amazing country to be an entrepreneur.

I didn't know anything about Silicon Valley.

I'm just more excited about helping new entrepreneurs create the next Facebook or Google.

It's shocking we don't see more engineers and entrepreneurs interested in enterprise.

I want to see talent and companies and money and entrepreneurs moving to Chicago.