Shai Agassi Quotes

Shai Agassi — Israeli Businessman born on April 19, 1968,

Shai Agassi is an Israeli entrepreneur. He is the founder and former CEO of Better Place, which had developed a model and infrastructure for employing electric cars as an alternative to fossil fuel technology. The company went bankrupt in 2013, having spent over $850 million while deploying less than 1000 cars... (wikipedia)

When you translate a dream into reality, it's never a full implementation. It is easier to dream than to do.

Once you have a mission, you can't go back to having a job.

I started digging and found that Israel signed a peace treaty with the United Arab Emirates after the country had diversified their economy, instead of being solely oil-based. This diversification had brought about modernization. I realized that if you land the price of oil, countries will diversify their economies and as a result, modernize.

I get to shift multiple markets. I get to shift economies. It's extremely liberating. I breathe differently.

I have a lot of respect for the auto manufacturers. They make a product people live inside - and can die inside - so they are held to very high standards.

Shai Agassi Quotes

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