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Vinod Khosla admits he’s not really known as a polite guy. But he comes by it honestly.

“I sort of had a habit at age 12 of insulting priests in India, because it was fun for me. I was a troll,” Khosla said Friday. “There is fun in that. If there’s a lot of conventional wisdom, challenging it is fun.”

Khosla, a well-known venture capitalist and entrepreneur who co-founded Sun Microsystems, had the crowd laughing at an education-focused Startup Weekend event in Seattle, organized by TeachStreet. But Khosla also was giving out some serious advice for entrepreneurs.

To read the full, original article click on this link: Vinod Khosla: A Brutally Honest VC Tells Startup Weekenders to Make an Impact | Xconomy

Author:Curt Woodward