Peter Diamandis
Peter Diamandis
Peter H. Diamandisis a Greek–American engineer, physician, and entrepreneur best known for being the founder and chairman of the X Prize Foundation, the co-founder and executive chairman of Singularity University and the co-author of the New York Times bestsellers Abundance: The Future Is Better Than You Think and BOLD: How to Go Big, Create Wealth, and Impact the World. He is also the former CEO and co-founder of the Zero Gravity Corporation, the co-founder and vice chairman of Space Adventures...
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth20 May 1961
team passion past
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.
stars earth meek
The meek shall inherit the earth. The rest of us are going to the stars.
rate-of-change rate constant
The only constant is change, and the rate of change is increasing,
aerospace government boeing
In the space business, space had gotten very much to be the aerospace industry. This is something that governments only do and it's where the Boeings and the Lockheed's and the Northrop's and so forth. And there's no way these small companies could do it.
block thinking innovation
Companies have too many experts who block innovation. True innovation really comes from perpendicular thinking.
creating luxury abundance
Creating abundance [is] not about creating a life of luxury for everybody on this planet; it's about creating a life of possibility.
horse technology water
You've got to choose your horse ahead of time. So, if you're interested in water technology, energy technology, you get to choose between the three or four companies that you have insight into. And you have to make a bet on them before they prove anything out.
horse technology water
You've got to choose your horse ahead of time. So, if you're interested in water technology, energy technology, you get to choose between the three or four companies that you have insight into. And you have to make a bet on them before they prove anything out.
experts done
An expert is someone who can tell you exactly how it can't be done.
dream space bigs
Space is an inspirational concept that allows you to dream big.
risk purpose missions
If the risk is fully aligned with your purpose and mission, then it's worth considering.
beautiful car safe
The paradigm I want to change is that, you can have a car that is beautiful, manufacturable, affordable, safe, fast, and oh, by the way, does 100 mpg, or its energy equivalent. Why wouldn't you?
stuff remarkable happens
Stuff goes wrong. Expect it, learn from it, fix it. That's how remarkable happens.
smart thinking transition
At its core, bitcoin is a smart currency, designed by very forward-thinking engineers. It eliminates the need for banks, gets rid of credit card fees, currency exchange fees, money transfer fees, and reduces the need for lawyers in transitions all good things