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Khosla GP Samir Kaul (posted 2026-08-07) told young entrepreneurs

2026-08-07 · 21:11 UTC ·@tbpn ·1 min read

Brief

Samir Kaul, a general partner at Khosla, urged young entrepreneurs to prioritize conviction and a co‑founder over institutional pedigree: with both, drop out of Harvard or MIT and launch immediately; without them, work at places like Google or OpenAI to learn, gain conviction, and find a co‑founder before leaving to start the company.

Why it matters

Khosla GP Samir Kaul (posted 2026-08-07) told young entrepreneurs: if you have conviction and a co‑founder, drop out of Harvard or MIT and "start the company yesterday, don't wait."

Key details

  • Kaul advised that if you lack conviction or a co‑founder, join firms like Google or OpenAI to learn, build conviction and ideally find a co‑founder — then leave to found the company.
Source evidence

"Drop out of Harvard, drop out of MIT, it doesn't matter."

Khosla GP @SamirKaul1's advice to young entrepreneurs: if you have conviction and a co-founder, drop out and start the company. If you don't, go somewhere you'll find both.

"If you have an idea and if you have a co-founder, start the company yesterday, don't wait, who cares?"

"If you don't have conviction in an idea and you don't have a co-founder, go somewhere where you'll find one. If that means going to Google or OpenAI, go there with the purpose of learning, getting more conviction in your idea, and ideally finding a co-founder. When you do, leave and go do it."

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