Jon Oringer Quotes

When you learn to code, it opens up for you to learn many other things.

You can learn how to code today. You can build this same thing that you're looking at every day, that you're tweeting on, that you're snapping on, and I feel like that conversation needs to be had.

We're creating this new breed of techies who are going to be the ones starting the tech companies of the future.

I'm just more excited about helping new entrepreneurs create the next Facebook or Google.

I don't program, so I don't belong in Silicon Valley. If I did belong in Silicon Valley, I'd be there creating a revolutionary compression algorithm for billions of dollars.

I understand what scripting and programming is, but do I know how to do it? Not really. But, I think that even knocking on the door allows you to understand a little bit of that kind of stuff. Mainly what 'Silicon Valley' has taught me, in that respect, is the business side of it, with that gold rush element as opposed to creating software.

Only in high school when I began programming computers, did I become interested in tech and start-ups, which led me to attend Stanford and major in Computer Science.

The best programmers and internet entrepreneurs are in the Bay Area. Don't kid yourself about that, not even for a second.

Before I started Code for America, I spent my career around startups. First it was game developers, small teams trying to make hits in a tough business. Then, when I started working on the Web 2.0 events, it was web startups during times of enormous opportunity and investment.

Software is a great combination between artistry and engineering.

If you know how to make software, then you can create big things.

When the tech geeks talk, I pay close attention.

In the space of three weeks, I met a fair bunch of the guys who were just starting those little programmers' co-ops, and everybody was talking about starting businesses.

The computer offers another kind of creativity. You cannot ignore the creativity that computer technology can bring. But you need to be able to move between those two different worlds.

Technology requires knowledge and expertise more than it requires money.

The more entrepreneurs in the world that are getting their ideas financed, the more great companies there are going to be that we can all invest in.

ChicagoNEXT is focused on making Chicago the best possible place for technology entrepreneurs.

Elon Musk is an incredibly prolific entrepreneur, having come up with, or been at the founding team of Tesla, SpaceX, SolarCity, PayPal, all different industries that seem to have nothing to do with each other.

I think the Indian AI ecosystem is growing rapidly. A lot of Indian entrepreneurs reach out to me seeking feedback about startups and products. And some of them have very interesting business ideas.

I believe coding is fundamental to literacy in the future.

There's been entrepreneurs working in the Valley for probably 50-60 years. It's not to say that you can't create that in other places, but I think people are a little bit impatient about creating the next Silicon Valley.

Our main funders... a lot of them are entrepreneurs and technologists themselves as well and familiar with iterative development processes.

I love everyone on 'Silicon Valley.'

My heart has always been in programming and marketing.

I came to Silicon Valley in 1997 and joined WebEx. At that time, WebEx was small, only 10 engineers and two co-founders.