Robert Metcalfe Quotes

Robert Metcalfe — American Inventor born on April 07, 1946,

Robert Melancton "Bob" Metcalfe is an electrical engineer from the United States who co-invented Ethernet, founded 3Com and formulated Metcalfe's Law. As of January 2006, he is a general partner of Polaris Venture Partners. Starting in January 2011, he holds the position of Professor of Electrical Engineering and Director of Innovation at The University of Texas at Austin... (wikipedia)

If you cannot be on the project each day to check on things, then you should not try and be your own contractor.

Innovation makes the world go round. It brings prosperity and freedom.

Where visionaries can be good at persuasion, CEOs are good at wielding authority. Visionaries transcend organizations, resources, and current realities, while CEOs master them.

The world needs a better understanding of how to encourage innovation. And innovators need to get better at it. Sign me up.

I've screwed up and I've overcommitted and it's typical of me.