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Khosla: Public internet wouldn't use TCP/IP without Juniper Networks
“And I do believe if Pradeep Sindhu and I hadn't started Juniper, there would be no TCP IP in the public internet.”
Armstrong: Capitulating to the SEC would probably have ended US crypto
“If we had, Capitulated, it would have probably spelt the end of the crypto industry in the United States.”
Khosla: California wouldn't have 25% EV adoption without Elon Musk
“I don't believe if we'd have electric cars dominant today, be 25% of our car, all car sales in California today if Elon hadn't made that world happen.”
Sharma: US stock market would be down without the AI bubble
“Because if it weren't for the AI bubble today, the AI mania, I think the American stock market would be down.”
Sunak: Storytelling would have served him better as post-pandemic Prime Minister
“Once politics gets back to normal, and no one is tuning in for half an hour with a slightly more sympathetic bias as they're listening to you. That's when, actually, if you're able to communicate with storytelling, it would have served me better, actually.”
Sharma: Alibaba and Baidu Wouldn't Exist Without China's Protectionism
“So if it was like what we're discussing that, yes, sitting across the table. Okay. If you do this, I do this, then all this, then Google would have been there probably, or Amazon would have been there. I don't think so whether they will be having an Alibaba or…”
Rahul Reddy: Subko would not have succeeded without Blue Tokai
“Look, I think Lutokai has changed The palette of coffee consumption in India. And that's, I mean, without that having happened, Subco wouldn't have had a shot, to be honest.”
Palicha: Zepto wouldn't exist without his intensely competitive school environment
“I don't think I would have even tried to do what I'm trying to do right now. If it wasn't for that, like, somewhat, and I agree with you, somewhat, like, semi-toxic, like, aggressive line of sight.”
Gates: If I were 25 in India, I'd build vertical AI apps
“I'd probably build, pick some AI thing, And just use the Google, Microsoft platforms and go on top of that and try and, because I'd be in touch with the customer so well and improving my data, keep ahead You know, and I'd say, okay, who's the most demanding cu…”
Subramaniam: Films like Forrest Gump required CAA's profit-participation model to exist
“I mean, this happened back in the day in CAA when back in the day when, in the West when actors started participating in gross profit points was, you know, back in the day and, you know, that made such a huge impact to a business. I mean, for the sake of readi…”