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Vinod Khosla

17 statements across 6 episodes · 8 bullish · 4 bearish · 4 people on the record · first statement Feb 19, 2022 by David Friedberg · said 31 times in 17 episodes since 2022 · across every show →

On the record as a speaker too: Vinod Khosla's record, appearances and statements → this page counts the times other people say the name.

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brought up most by Jason Calacanis (8), Chamath Palihapitiya (8), David Friedberg (7), David Sacks (3), Aaron Levie (2), Ro Khanna (1), Mark Pincus (1)

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2024 18 mentions in 7 episodes 3 per episode
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Everything said about Vinod Khosla, oldest first

Feb 19, 2022 negative
Insight
Friedberg argues board-seat VCs more often than not add negative value
“The problem is VCs, they join a board, and they think that they have to quote add value. So they come in and they make a bunch of suggestions and recommendations and push you to do a bunch of things. And as Vinod has said correctly many times, they more often …”
David Friedberg Feb 19, 2022 ▶ 51:42 E68: Trudeau invokes emergency powers, Bitcoin vs. government, Tiger Global's new strategy and more
Apr 9, 2022 negative
Opinion
Friedberg: Most venture capitalists add negative value to startups
“There are most VCs, as Vinod has said publicly, add negative value. And I totally agree with him on this. Because they, many VCs, particularly the ones who aren't, you know, valuable and don't really have much to add, try to add stuff, try to say stuff, and th…”
David Friedberg Apr 9, 2022 ▶ 31:55 E75: Fast shuts down, board culpability, Elon buys 9% of Twitter, deplatforming's evolution & more
Sep 26, 2023
Insight
Khosla: Major innovations never originate from large companies or institutions
“In that time, I have not seen, and people get surprised at this, one example of a large innovation that came from a large company or institution.”
Vinod Khosla Sep 26, 2023 ▶ 21:25 All-In Summit: In conversation with Vinod Khosla
Sep 26, 2023 bullish
Prediction Open · timeframe Sep 2038
Khosla predicts multiple fusion energy companies will succeed within 15 years
“In fact, I guess, 15 years from now, we'll be looking at one, more than one company that's successful.”
Vinod Khosla Sep 26, 2023 ▶ 26:42 All-In Summit: In conversation with Vinod Khosla
Sep 26, 2023
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Khosla: The need for human labor will disappear within 25 years
“20, 25 years from now. I think the need to work will disappear. People will work because they want to work, not because they need to work”
Vinod Khosla Sep 26, 2023 ▶ 11:23 All-In Summit: In conversation with Vinod Khosla
Sep 26, 2023 positive
Assertion Supported
Chamath: Vinod Khosla's $3M investment in Juniper Networks returned $7B
“His largest return to date, maybe we'll talk about this today, was Juniper Networks, where the firm's three million dollar investment in the nineties earned seven billion dollar”
Chamath Palihapitiya Sep 26, 2023 ▶ 1:34 All-In Summit: In conversation with Vinod Khosla
Sep 26, 2023 bullish
Prediction Open · timeframe Sep 2048
Khosla predicts most cars in cities will be replaced in 25 years
“I actually think we are very much on track to replace most cars in most cities in 25 years.”
Vinod Khosla Sep 26, 2023 ▶ 27:17 All-In Summit: In conversation with Vinod Khosla
Sep 26, 2023 positive
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Friedberg: Khosla was the only VC to send a rejection letter in 2000
“I mailed, paper mailed. 40 or 50 people to try to get a job in VC in 2000. The only single person sent me a handwritten rejection letter. VK.”
David Friedberg Sep 26, 2023 ▶ 35:17 All-In Summit: In conversation with Vinod Khosla
Sep 26, 2023 positive
Disclosure
Khosla funded OpenAI to counter Chinese AI efforts from Baidu
“And then there was an effort at Baidu. Right. And I was very worried the Chinese might win that. I'm hawkish on China. I have no trust there. And I love Graham Allison's book Destined for War. I'm a complete believer in that thesis. But I thought it'd be valua…”
Vinod Khosla Sep 26, 2023 ▶ 18:03 All-In Summit: In conversation with Vinod Khosla
Sep 26, 2023 negative
Opinion
Khosla: Major AI companies are overly focused on scaling LLMs
“Almost all the efforts I have seen are very limited. They're all trying to scale LLMs. And, you know, I spend my time looking at what besides LLM will play An important role. I haven't seen one effort among the majors that isn't following the same model.”
Vinod Khosla Sep 26, 2023 ▶ 18:55 All-In Summit: In conversation with Vinod Khosla
Sep 26, 2023 bullish
Disclosure
Khosla invested in Impossible Foods at a $3M pre-money valuation
“Look, when we invested in impossible foods, it was a three million dollar valuation pre-money.”
Vinod Khosla Sep 26, 2023 ▶ 33:58 All-In Summit: In conversation with Vinod Khosla
Sep 26, 2023 positive
Disclosure
Chamath chose Khosla's Series B offer over a16z and Founders Fund
“I had offers from I guess I'll say it, Founders Fund and Andreessen Horowitz for my Series B. Vinod gave me the lowest valuation, and I still took his offer.”
Chamath Palihapitiya Sep 26, 2023 ▶ 2:11 All-In Summit: In conversation with Vinod Khosla
Sep 26, 2023 bullish
Disclosure
Khosla: Initial OpenAI check was double his previous largest investment
“Our initial investment was twice the largest previous investment I'd made in four years in venture capital. Two X, the largest bet I'd ever placed initially in a company.”
Vinod Khosla Sep 26, 2023 ▶ 9:14 All-In Summit: In conversation with Vinod Khosla
Mar 8, 2024 neutral
Assertion Supported
Sacks: Vinod Khosla was the first VC investor in OpenAI
“You've got sort of a node defending open AI. He was the first VC investor in it.”
David Sacks Mar 8, 2024 ▶ 5:01 E169: Elon sues OpenAI, Apple's decline, TikTok ban, Bitcoin $100K?, Science corner: Microplastics
Apr 9, 2024 neutral
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Vinod Khosla predicts the need to work will disappear in 25 years
“25 years from now. I think the need to work will disappear.”
Vinod Khosla Apr 9, 2024 ▶ 3:26 All-In Summit 2023 Recap
Jun 7, 2024 neutral
Assertion Supported
Friedberg says Vinod Khosla hosted a fundraiser for Joe Biden recently
“Vinod went and did a fundraiser. It's public, but he did a fundraiser for Biden a few weeks ago”
David Friedberg Jun 7, 2024 ▶ 10:46 DOJ targets Nvidia, Meme stock comeback, Trump fundraiser in SF, Apple/OpenAI, Texas stock market
Jun 7, 2024 negative
Assertion Supported
Sacks confronts Khosla over his legal fight to block public beach access
“You are the one who is fighting a legal battle to kick some of those people, the public. Kick the public off of the public beach in front of your beach house.”
David Sacks Jun 7, 2024 ▶ 5:51 DOJ targets Nvidia, Meme stock comeback, Trump fundraiser in SF, Apple/OpenAI, Texas stock market
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