Yuri Milner Quotes

A collection of quotes by Yuri Milner.

Yuri Milner is a Russian entrepreneur, investor, and philanthropist. He was born on November 11, 1961, in Moscow, Soviet Union (now Russia). Milner graduated from Moscow State University in 1985 with a degree in theoretical physics.

In the late 1990s, Milner began his entrepreneurial journey by co-founding his investment firm, Digital Sky Technologies (DST) in Russia. DST quickly became one of the most successful technology investment companies in the country, focusing on internet-related businesses. Milner gained significant recognition for his early investments in prominent companies like Facebook, Twitter, Zynga, and Groupon.

With his strategic investments, Milner became known as one of the most influential figures in the technology and venture capital space. He later expanded his investment firm, renaming it DST Global, and took it to a global stage by investing in various tech companies across the United States, China, India, and Europe.

Additionally, Milner is recognized for his commitment to philanthropy. Establishing the Breakthrough Prizes in 2012, he aimed to provide recognition and support to the world's top scientists by awarding them with generous financial prizes. These prizes aim to inspire groundbreaking research in fundamental physics, mathematics, and life sciences.

Yuri Milner's entrepreneurial achievements and contributions to science and philanthropy have solidified his position as one of the significant names in the global technology and investment landscape.

You know among people who kind of travel a lot and have expo

You know among people who kind of travel a lot and have exposure to the United States and some other countries, they do have accounts, but you know, Russia is not exactly the place with multiple language skills so local networks kind of have an edge.

Yuri Milner

Travel

I must analyze, from what I do now, what will be the impact

I must analyze, from what I do now, what will be the impact two or three or five years in the future. What is the statement I want to make?

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Future

I think top scientists need to be compensated at a different

I think top scientists need to be compensated at a different scale in society. Somebody with experience will tell you that true scientists are not motivated by money - they are motivated by the quest itself. That is true. But I think an additional recognition will not hurt.

Yuri Milner

Society

There is huge demand for artificial intelligence technologie

There is huge demand for artificial intelligence technologies.

Yuri Milner

Intelligence

Science is one of a handful of things that defines us as a v

Science is one of a handful of things that defines us as a very special species. It is amazing how far we have been able to get and how accurate our predictions are. I think understanding how the universe was born is very important. It really gives us a perspective on many things.

Yuri Milner

Amazing

You have to travel globally today to know what's going on an

You have to travel globally today to know what's going on and maintain an edge.

Yuri Milner

Travel

Facebook is at the forefront. It's the company that can fund

Facebook is at the forefront. It's the company that can fundamentally change the way information is being exchanged and processed. It can be the basis for artificial intelligence to develop over time.

Yuri Milner

Intelligence

Facebook now is mostly about people you know. In the future

Facebook now is mostly about people you know. In the future it could be about people you know less but are more important.

Yuri Milner

Future