Juan Orbea
@juanorbea
A node in a network
Juan Orbea
Prepare for a world of compound innovation which blends 3, 5, 10 strands of infotech, greentech, biotech and healthtech to solve the Grand Challenges our world faces-and the more routine ones.
Vinnie Mirchandani • The New Polymath: Profiles in Compound-Technology Innov…
Molten Salt Reactors (MSRs): In MSRs, molten salt (e.g., fluoride, chloride) contains the nuclear fuel (i.e., uranium). The molten salt also acts as the coolant, and graphite rods act as the moderator. Replacing water as the coolant removes the possibility of steam explosions and the generation of flammable hydrogen gas. The nuclear reactions in... See more
Bessemer Venture Partners • Investing in a world powered by nuclear fission
Crossroad #3 – College NetworkYou should choose your college based on its network of students and the geographic network they inhabit more than course of study or sports teams. If you choose the right people to be around in college, they will open up ideas, relationships, jobs, aspirations, attitudes and resources that fit with you and a virtuous... See more
nfx.com • Your Life Is Driven by Network Effects
You might imagine that roughly around the time when TARP and the various bail-out decisions were being made, that it could have gone either way, and that we could have, for example, allowed the too-big-to-fail entities to fail, and that it would have had negative consequences at the financial layer, negative consequences probably at the economic... See more
Jordan Hall • Four Layer Model of Social Systems | Deep Code Experiment: Episode 1
I find that the synthesis of psychology and philosophy produces advantages that neither one possesses on its own. It produces a hybridized mode of understanding that is at once intellectually acute and at the same time full of exuberance and human passion, and that can consequently provide a real entry into the greater depth of life.
Eric Dodson • The Charm of Philosophical Psychology
Our understanding of the world in which we live in is inherently imperfect. There is always a discrepancy between the participants' views and expectations and the actual state of affairs. Sometimes the discrepancy is so small that it can be disregarded but, at other ties,
George Soros • Soros on Soros: Staying Ahead of the Curve
If you spend your career snacking, preening or chasing ghosts, it’s possible but relatively unlikely that what you’ve done before will be valued at companies you interview with. Instead, the only viable long-term bet on your career is to do work that matters, work that develops your and to steer towards companies that value genuine expertise.
lethain.com • Work on What Matters.
- Fund Size: amount of capital committed to fund.
- Management Fee and Carry Percentages: Typically funds have a 2% yearly management fee over the 10-year life of the fund to cover all overhead expenses and a 20% carry.