Quotes by Naveen Jain

Humans have always used our intelligence and creativity to improve our existence. After all, we invented the wheel, discovered how to make fire, invented the printing press and found a vaccine for polio.

Education should not be about building more schools and maintaining a system that dates back to the Industrial Revolution. We can achieve so much more, at unmatched scale with software and interactive learning.

I understand human needs. I grew up where far too many people lived day to day without elemental needs like food and shelter.

I think its time we all agree that gender stereotypes are simply the confabulation of our own mind.

Growing up in India, I knew all I needed to change the world was one good opportunity, and I prepared myself for it. When that opportunity came - in the form of the chance to earn an engineering degree - I was ready.

The digital revolution has also meant a revolution in access to information. This puts more power and knowledge into the hands of nonexperts.

Success doesnt necessarily come from breakthrough innovation but from flawless execution. A great strategy alone wont win a game or a battle the win comes from basic blocking and tackling.

The real metric of success isnt the size of your bank account. Its the number of lives in whom you might be able to make a positive difference.

Helping people boost themselves out of poverty is the best way to make a lasting positive difference in a persons life.

Trust your gut instinct over spreadsheets. There are too many variables in the real world that you simply cant put into a spreadsheet. Spreadsheets spit out results from your inexact assumptions and give you a false sense of security. In most cases, your heart and gut are still your best guide.

Technology itself is neither good nor bad. People are good or bad.

We begin to change the world when we stimulate long-term prosperity using technology. There is not a problem thats large enough that innovation and entrepreneurship cant solve.

You know youve reached true success the day you become truly humble. Thats the day you stop needing to prove to the world - and yourself - that youve accomplished something meaningful.

The goal must be to expand ourselves beyond one field of focus and use our improved access to information to solve the very real and extreme economic, environmental, and resource challenges we face as an interconnected, global society.