Quotes by Mitch Kapor

About Mitch Kapor:

Mitchell David Kapor is the founder of Lotus Development Corporation and the designer of Lotus 1-2-3. He is also a co-founder of the Electronic Frontier Foundation and was the first chair of the Mozilla Foundation.
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Startups, in some sense, have gotten so easy to start that we are confusing two things. And what we are confusing, often, is, 'How far can you get in your first day of travel?' with, 'How long it is going to take to get up to the top of the mountain?...

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When new technology in the classroom starts happening, some people get very excited and think of it as a panacea. It attracts very high amounts of money; it raises expectations, and those expectations aren't met.

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It became clear to me by 1984 that Microsoft was likely going to be the big winner in the PC software apps and operating system category, partly because of the dynamics of owning and controlling the operating system: that gave you enormous power, and...

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I don't think Silicon Valley understands the power of Wikipedia, how it works, or the opportunities it represents.

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Lotus's efforts around the Mac were pathetically unsuccessful, which is sad.

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E-mail is a victim of its own success.

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People are hungry for community. They're hungry for meaning in a society that is oriented around the production and consumption of consumer goods.

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Virtual worlds are going to be a major disruptive element for mainstream society. The idea is that you might interact with other people in a manner that is virtually face-to-face. Each person could be anywhere in the world, but they interface with th...

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We have a responsibility to give people opportunities to do what they can do. It's a fundamental tenet of democratic society. Libertarians who believe in a completely minimalist state, and don't feel we have that responsibility, are harming humanity.

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If information wants to be free, then that's true everywhere, not just in information technology.

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We have to examine very carefully any privacy-reducing technology.

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Fundly is at the dynamic intersection of high-growth technology startups, social entrepreneurship, and the exploding world of social media. Kapor Capital is proud to back this passionate team, their product, and Fundly's impressive customer base.

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The widespread adoption of broadband and the continued advances in personal computing technology are finally making it possible for the collective creation of an online world on a realistic scale.

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Technology advances at exponential rates, and human institutions and societies do not. They adapt at much slower rates. Those gaps get wider and wider.

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We are living in an era of anxiety produced by computer and communications technology.

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Author Bio

  • NameMitch Kapor
  • DescriptionCo-founder of the Electronic Frontier Foundation
  • BornNovember 1, 1950
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionProgrammer; Blogger
  • AwardsEFF Pioneer Award