I saw that there are people who will connive against innovation. They’re hostile to it. And that has shaped my behavior ever since. – Robert Metcalfe
In seven to ten years video traffic on the Internet will exceed data and voice traffic combined. – Robert Metcalfe
My advice is never let a publicist call you a ‘visionary.’ I’ve hung out with the visionaries at the famed Xerox Palo Alto Research Center. I’ve been a successful Silicon Valley entrepreneur. I wouldn’t touch ‘visionary’ with a 10-foot pole. – Robert Metcalfe
When you’re running a company, creating jobs is the last thing you want to. When you’re running a company you want to employ as few people as possible, and yet you inadvertently create jobs. – Robert Metcalfe
The world needs a better understanding of how to encourage innovation. And innovators need to get better at it. Sign me up. – Robert Metcalfe
If you cannot be on the project each day to check on things, then you should not try and be your own contractor. – Robert Metcalfe
Where visionaries can be good at persuasion, CEOs are good at wielding authority. Visionaries transcend organizations, resources, and current realities, while CEOs master them. – Robert Metcalfe
