No matter how well things are going, failure and disaster are just around the corner. So celebrate the good, but be ready for the bad.

- Vivek Wadhwa

An open-minded and diverse population that readily shares information, encourages experimentation, accepts failure and dispenses with formality and hierarchy is what makes Silicon Valley the successful hub that it is.

- Vivek Wadhwa

One of the biggest problems that software developers face is that technology changes rapidly. It is very hard to stay current.

- Vivek Wadhwa

In the technology world, you have to execute fast or you're out of business.

- Vivek Wadhwa

The natives of Silicon Valley learned long ago that when you share your knowledge with someone else, one plus one usually equals three. You both learn each other's ideas, and you come up with new ones.

- Vivek Wadhwa

The harsh reality is that if you are middle-aged, write computer code for a living, and earn a six-figure salary, you're headed for the unemployment lines. Your market value declines as you age, and it becomes harder and harder to get a job.

- Vivek Wadhwa

The mentor-mentee relationship is ideally like that of the guru and disciple: motivated by the desire of the guru to impart knowledge to the disciple.

- Vivek Wadhwa

When I became an entrepreneur, I had the knowledge to develop and manage budgets, market products and review legal contracts.

- Vivek Wadhwa

Entrepreneurship is like a computer game in which you have to master every level before achieving success. Startups repeatedly stumble and have to go back to the drawing board. The best way to skip some levels and to increase the odds of survival is to learn from others who have already played the game.

- Vivek Wadhwa

I used to have an obsession with building businesses and forgot about building health. I was focused on the destination instead of the journey. I caution you to not do the same.

- Vivek Wadhwa