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" I started programming Apples in seventh grade. "

Steve Jurvetson

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Venture Capital

" By day, I'm a venture capitalist. On weekends, I love rockets. "

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" If you think 20 years out and ask what's the most important company on the planet, it is not any company you could write down today. The most important company 20 years from now has not even been founded yet and doesn't have a name. "

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" Beyond self-driving cars, I think all airplanes should go pilotless. Get the pilots out of there. Even better, have no cockpit at all, and turn it into a nice lounge with a bar. Why give people the illusion of control with a steering wheel? "

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