What should exist? To me, that's the most exciting question imaginable. What do we need that we don't have? How can we realize our potential?

Paul Gardner Allen (born January 21 1953) is an American inventor investor and philanthropist best known as the co-founder with Bill Gates of Microsoft Corporation. He is the founder and chairman of Vulcan Inc. Allen also has a multi-billion dollar investment portfolio which includes technology companies real estate holdings and stakes in other technology media and content companies.