Juan Orbea
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Juan Orbea
What Happens Next?There is a LOT of money still sitting on the sidelines waiting to be deployed. And it WILL be deployed, that’s what investors do. Pitchbook estimates that there is about $290 billion of VC “overhang” in the US alone. But I believe it will be patiently deployed , waiting for a cohort of founders who aren’t artificially clinging to... See more
Both Sides of the Table • What Does the Post Crash VC Market Look Like?
A hard decision is not hard because you can’t seem to “figure it out.” Hard decisions are hard because option A is better in some ways and option B is better in others. “When alternatives are on a par, it may matter very much which you choose, but one alternative isn’t better than the other,” Chang writes. “Rather, the alternatives are in the same neighborhood of value, in the same league of value, while at the same time being very different in kind of value.”
If we view the exponential growth of computation in its proper perspective as one example of the pervasiveness of the exponential growth of information based technology, that is, as one example of many of the law of accelerating returns, then we can confidently predict its continuation. In the accompanying sidebar, I include a simplified... See more
Ray Kurzweil • The Law of Accelerating Returns « the Kurzweil Library + collections
In short, VCs in these frontier domains essentially need multiple miracles for these companies to succeed. Compare those scale up challenges to traditional biotech and pharma, where the entire industry has designed systems and processes to prove safety and efficacy and grow production. There’s still serious technical risk, but it’s knowable... See more
Danny Crichton • Lux Capital Page Not Found
It’s not just the current political climate leading to a renewed interest in nuclear power. The story of nuclear fission is one of decreasing physical size, increasing safety, and increasing efficiency.
Bessemer Venture Partners • Investing in a world powered by nuclear fission
Once brain porting technology has been refined and fully developed, will this enable us to live forever? The answer depends on what we mean by living and dying. However, if we are diligent in maintaining our mind file, keeping current backups, and porting to current formats and mediums, then a form of immortality can be attained, at least for... See more
Ray Kurzweil • The Law of Accelerating Returns « the Kurzweil Library + collections
The Business of Ali Abdaal
youtube.comHaving criteria for the standard of communication that cultivates Free Ethical and Effective speech is an absolute necessity.
Rebel Wisdom • The Case for Collective Intelligence, RW Archive
Berkshire is what it is due to its Insurance operation (float).