John Doerr, a prominent American venture capitalist and technology investor, has played a pivotal role in shaping the growth and development of the tech industry for over four decades. His strategic investments in companies like Google and Amazon have helped fuel innovation and drive economic growth, earning him recognition as one of the most influential figures in Silicon Valley.

"Green technologies - going green - is bigger than the Internet. It could be the biggest economic opportunity of the 21st century."



"It does seem really hard to get consumers to do the right thing. It is stupid that we use two tons of steel, glass, and plastic to haul our sorry selves to the shopping mall. It's stupid that we put water in plastic bottles in Fiji and ship it here."



"It's actually not unlike Google at that stage of development. They had an up-and-running site. It wasn't losing very much money, it wasn't making very much money, but it was growing."



"People are looking to have more meaning in their lives. It is a sign the technology community is coming of age."



"Better biofuels are a really big deal. That means we can precisely engineer the molecules in the fuel chain and optimize them along the way. So, if all goes well, they're going to have designer bugs in warm vats that are eating and digesting sugars to excrete better biofuels. I guess that's better living through bugs."

