People in technology
From A conversation with Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google by Charlie Rose.
Charlie Rose:
I have a question.
[laughter]
It is this notion of — I was just thinking about this. Technology — are people in technology different?
[laughter]Eric Schmidt:
Yes.Charlie Rose:
They are? What is it?Eric Schmidt:
Technologists as a group tend to be more analytical, more data driven, more personally liberal, more willing to tolerate the differences among people.Charlie Rose:
Right.Eric Schmidt:
More global in their focus. And I think that’s across all political parties. People in technology believe that you can create whole new businesses. In my dealings with other businesses, they often seem to be locked in a paradigm that was given to them by their grandfather. You know, this is the economic structure. This is the industrial structure. This is how it’s always been done. Technology as a group, believe that you can literally change the world from technology.
Transcript by TechCrunch.
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