“I think the magic of Silicon Valley is not in fostering risk-taking, but instead in making it safe to work on risky things.”

—  Philip Rosedale

Interview published in SingularityHub.com http://singularityhub.com/2015/06/15/are-people-in-silicon-valley-just-smarter/. June 15, 2015.

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