Peter Barris Quotes

#1. We talk to our partners in Silicon Valley every week, so we have a real sense of what goes on.

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#2. I couldn't use Nest because it doesn't operate with high-end HVAC systems.

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#3. There's never been a good period of venture capital when prices weren't high.

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#4. I started my career at General Electric in a small office under a guy named Greg Liemandt, and his direct boss was Jack Welch. I would say those two have had the most profound impact on my career.

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#5. I had learnt from my years of being in the services business, like networking and closely watching the early days of the Internet, that scale leads to many possibilities.

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#6. Obviously there are positives to working in the epicenter of innovation. But there are also disadvantages. There is a groupthink mentality that goes on. Being based outside of Silicon Valley, you're not as subject to it.

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#7. I'd love to see the secondary markets become more widespread in terms of their adoption.

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#8. Risk and failure is a part of our equation, and if you are seeing too little failure, you are actually probably not taking enough risks.

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