凱鵬華盈合伙人：執(zhí)著才能向前

????邁克?阿博特是凱鵬華盈風險投資公司（Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers）的合伙人。他曾是Twitter公司的前工程副總裁。2011年，他帶著豐富的工程領域經(jīng)驗加入了凱鵬華盈，如今專注于數(shù)字領域的投資。邁克?阿博特從加州州立理工大學（California Polytechnic State University）獲得生物化學學士學位之后，又在華盛頓大學（University of Washington）拿到了分子生物學和藥理學的博士學位。我們向邁克?阿博特提出了十個問題，這些問題都是有關他在工作和家庭中所取得的成就。而他也與我們分享了自己獲取新聞信息的渠道，曾經(jīng)錯過的最好機會以及他為什么想要生活在阿根廷和尼泊爾。

????《財富》雜志舉辦的年度“科技頭腦風暴”，邀請的都是當今科技創(chuàng)新領域最頂尖和最精英的人士。《財富》雜志會定期地采訪不同的與會者，探尋他們對商業(yè)、科技以及企業(yè)家精神的看法。

????1. 迄今為止，你得到的最好的建議是什么？

????“全力向前”。簡單來說，這句話的意思就是執(zhí)著必有回報。生活中總是充滿著各種各樣的挑戰(zhàn)，周圍環(huán)境風云變幻的時候，唯有執(zhí)著于自己的目標，才是不斷前行的保障。

????2. 你最近剛讀完的一本書是什么？

????蘇珊?凱恩的《安靜》（Quiet ）。這本書既對我個人所困惑和掙扎的一些問題有所啟發(fā)，還讓我更富于同理心。

????3. 對于即將要進入職場的年輕人，你有什么好的建議？

????我的建議就是多做少說。在職場中，最重要的就是你的核心技能和與別人溝通的能力。要和朋友、家人或是同事多多交流互動，培養(yǎng)對工作和生活有益的技能。

????4. 你錯失過的最好的機會是什么？

????我錯過的最大的機會也是我做過的最正確的決定。幾年前，我拒絕出任Facebook公司工程副總裁一職，因為我要去追求一位女孩，而她現(xiàn)在就是我的太太。

????5. 你是怎樣獲取新聞和信息的？

????我主要是聆聽那些我有幸能夠遇到的人以及我在Twitter上所關注的對象；另外，我還會通過閱讀獲取信息，特別是學術(shù)期刊、博客以及紙質(zhì)版期刊。我在跑步和游泳的時候則會思考。

????6. 你在學校中學到的最重要的事是什么？

????注意力高度集中的重要性。那種能夠主動屏蔽外界的干擾，把注意力完全集中在一個問題或想法上的能力非常強大。坦白來說，我覺得在當前這種“注意力經(jīng)濟”的時代，要做到“一心不二用”的確非常困難。

????Mike Abbott is a partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, a venture capital firm. As the former vice president of engineering at Twitter, he brought his experience to the firm in 2011 and now focuses on digital investments. He has a bachelor's degree in biochemistry from California Polytechnic State University and has completed coursework toward a Ph.D. in molecular biology/pharmacology from the University of Washington. We asked him 10 questions about his accomplishments at both work and home. Find out below how he gets his news, his biggest missed opportunity, and what he would rather be doing in Argentina and Nepal.

????Fortune's annual Brainstorm Tech conference brings together the best and brightest minds in tech innovation. Fortune periodically turns the spotlight on a different conference attendee to offer their personal insight into business, tech, and entrepreneurship.

????1. What is the best advice you ever received?

????"Just keep pushing." In short, it pays to be persistent. Life always presents challenges on many fronts, and focusing where you want to go can keep you stable when your world around you is spinning.

????2. What was the last book you read?

????Quiet by Susan Cain. Found it both helpful for areas that I struggle with personally, as well as to help me have more empathy.

????3. What would you say to a group of young people looking to enter the tough job market?

????Focus on just doing not talking. In the end, what matters are your core skills and how you communicate them to others. Go build things that help you in life -- whether interacting with friends, family and/or co-workers.

????4. What was your biggest missed opportunity?

????My biggest missed opportunity was also the best decision I've ever made. I turned down the opportunity to be VP of engineering at Facebook (FB) several years ago in order to pursue the woman who is now my wife.

????5. How do you get your news?

????I primarily listen to folks that I have the privilege to meet with, the folks I follow on Twitter, and I read, in particular, academic journals, blogs, and the paper version of several periodicals. And then I contemplate while running and swimming.

????6. What was the most important thing you learned in school?

????The importance of intense focus. The ability to shut out external "noise" and apply your mind to one problem/thought is incredibly powerful. Frankly, I am finding this increasingly difficult to do in our attention economy.