“Invention is the root of innovation. Innovation is the major force for change in the future.”

—  Philippe Kahn

Comments made in the Q and A part of a speech at the Silicon Valley computer museum in 2005 regarding the energy spent in Silicon Valley at managing perception as opposed to creating new technology. In response to a question about the power of venture capital and consumer marketing and how it is determining the future of technology.

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Entrepreneur, camera phone creator 1952

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