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Vinod Khosla

01/09/19

@ Y Combinator

A company becomes the people it hires, not the plan it makes; this is often underappreciated and is the biggest difference between a zero-million-dollar and a zero-billion-dollar company.

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Vinod Khosla : How to Build the Future

@ Y Combinator

Vinod Khosla : How to Build the Future

01/09/19

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