Irwin M. Jacobs Quotations

We try to preach innovation. We provide resources; we invite speakers in from universities to talk about new ideas.

While I was at Cornell in engineering, I was an engineering co-op student, and that turned out to be very valuable because we'd go out every other term to work in industry and have that close association with industry.

At Linkabit, we put little effort and energy into patenting things.

When we began Qualcomm, it had become quite clear that it was very important to patent new ideas.

The hinge is distinctly different, so when you look at it carefully, you recognize that it is its own unique design.

I've always found it very important to do your homework first and then talk.