Peter Diamandis Quotes
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I founded a launch company called International Microspace when I graduated medical school in 1989. We were trying to build a microsatellite launcher.
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Mining asteroids will ultimately benefit humanity on and off the Earth in a multitude of ways.
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So while I can't tell you if bringing a child into this world is the morally-responsible to do, I can say that the future, much like the present, is going to be a whole lot better than you think.
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Private companies should be building businesses.
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Visual artists use drones to capture beautiful new images and camera angles.
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When I think about creating abundance, it's not about creating a life of luxury for everybody on this planet; it's about creating a life of possibility. It is about taking that which was scarce and making it abundant.
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Your mindset matters. It affects everything - from the business and investment decisions you make, to the way you raise your children, to your stress levels and overall well-being.
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Today, the smartphone in your pocket has a high-quality digital camera. Everyone - not just artists - is a photographer, and the explosion of photos taken annually proves it.
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I get demoralized by organizations that start off with a mission and pull back when they find it's risky.
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If the risk is fully aligned with your purpose and mission, then it's worth considering.
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One thing that humans still do better than computers is recognize images.
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As humans, we have evolved to compete... it is in our genes, and we love to watch a competition.
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The automotive X Prize, to a great degree, is focused on addressing petroleum usage and carbon emissions.
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In the early '90s, well under 5 percent of the global population was online.
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As of 2011, it cost about $5,000 to launch a tech startup.
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Once we start believing that the apocalypse is coming, the amygdala goes on high alert, filtering out most anything that says otherwise.
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Eight billion people will have Internet access by 2020.
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The rate of innovation is a function of the total number of people connected and exchanging ideas. It has gone up as population has gone up. It's gone up as people have concentrated in cities.
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If you're the CEO of a publicly traded company, you're worried about quarterly returns.
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Even in an organization that's doing something big and bold, there's the mundane, day-to-day execution work of keeping it going. But people need to stay connected to the boldness, to the vision, and stay plugged in to the main vein of the dream.
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Passion gets an entrepreneur through the startup days and the enormous efforts it takes to build a business.
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Gossip, in its earlier forms, contained information that was critical to survival because, in clans of 150, what happened to anyone had a direct impact on everyone.
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The fact is that data are worth a lot of money.
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I think the folks who go after grand challenges are impatient.