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Joe Lonsdale

American Businessman

Born: Sep 12, 1982

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Related authors: Bill Gates Henry Ford Jim Rohn Les Brown Peter Drucker Stephen Covey Steve Jobs Warren Buffett

Being able to access that Stanford alumni network was huge - I actually interned at PayPal while I was at Stanford and learned a lot. Being in that environment and learning about it as a student was really fun. Joe Lonsdale

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America faces a mounting transportation crisis, and the primary culprit is road congestion. Traffic makes us unhealthy, wastes enormous amounts of time, and cripples national productivity. America needs expanded roads and transportation infrastructure, but traditional gas tax funding is no longer available. Joe Lonsdale

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When I spend a lot of time reading, discussing, or thinking about an area, I'll often really appreciate why a strong viewpoint is true and come to very firm conclusions. But if I am later exposed to a strong opposing view, I frequently find this countervailing view persuasive as well. Joe Lonsdale

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Not everybody has to work on the big problems, but if nobody does, they don't get solved. Joe Lonsdale

Work Problems Big Everybody Solved Nobody Does Get Big Problems

A deep concern of mine is that leaders in the technology sector have not developed a culture that insists upon courage, honor, duty, and humility - what we might call a culture of virtue. Joe Lonsdale

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Success gives you a platform for further success - suddenly everybody wants to work with you, and your opportunities and possibilities open up. But at the same time, success is also immensely challenging - it ultimately often creates pride, stubbornness, and sloppiness that beget failure, taking down people and organizations. Joe Lonsdale

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There are hundreds of millions of people around the globe who could safely repay loans but nonetheless do not have access to a line of credit. Financial institutions in developing economies are broken and inefficient, and hard-working people have not been given the chance to establish a credit history. Joe Lonsdale

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The human mind and body remains the most complex, powerful machine on the planet, and we will adapt and thrive in a world of accelerating technological change. Joe Lonsdale

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Wealth is only ever actually created from the bottom-up, with free people employing their distinctly human creativity and finding ways to serve and employ others. Joe Lonsdale

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Our best and brightest must conceive of themselves as stewards of our society and confront the critical challenges of our time. It's the best bet for our society, for entrepreneurs, and for the investors who believe in them. Joe Lonsdale

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Savvy, competitive investors able to build, buy, and fix companies will continue to stimulate growth by allowing us to do more with less - the only way to create prosperity. Joe Lonsdale

Our family is very, very competitive. But it's a fun and inspiring sort of competitive. It makes you proud of what you do and makes you want to work hard and do all your homework so you can win. Joe Lonsdale

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One of my biggest intellectual influences in my life was Alex Karp of Palantir. Joe Lonsdale

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Engineering talent is the most precious resource for any technology company - Palantir and Addepar are successful first and foremost because of their top tech cultures, and the same is true for our best portfolio companies at 8VC. Joe Lonsdale

Creating efficiencies in private markets is a huge win for the economy. Joe Lonsdale

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I work 110-hour weeks. Joe Lonsdale

Work Weeks

I'm always investing and building things at the same time. Joe Lonsdale

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There will be trillions of dollars under Addepar. You will have tons of money and information flowing through it. Joe Lonsdale

You Money Will Through Dollars Information Flowing Tons

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