William H. (Bill) Davidow

GPTKB entity

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Insurance_Company
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkb:Stanford_University
gptkbp:author Overcoming the Hype
gptkbp:awards gptkb:National_Medal_of_Technology
gptkb:Silicon_Valley_Hall_of_Fame
gptkbp:birthDate 1932-03-01
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:children 3
gptkbp:contribution Entrepreneurship education
Technology commercialization
Venture capital industry development
gptkbp:education gptkb:Stanford_University
gptkb:University_of_California,_Berkeley
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Mohr_Davidow_Ventures
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label William H. (Bill) Davidow
gptkbp:influenced Tech startups
Investment strategies
Business models in tech
Silicon_Valley_entrepreneurs
gptkbp:knownFor Silicon_Valley_venture_capital_investments
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:VMware
gptkb:Palo_Alto_Networks
gptkb:Salesforce.com
gptkb:Netscape
Tivo
gptkbp:notableQuote "The best way to predict the future is to invent it."
"You have to be willing to fail to succeed."
"Investing in people is the most important thing you can do."
"The venture capital model is about taking risks."
"Innovation is the key to success in the technology industry."
gptkbp:occupation Investor
gptkbp:residence gptkb:California
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Martha_Davidow