Juan Orbea
@juanorbea
A node in a network
Juan Orbea
“DAO” in its purest form refers to an unincorporated association of persons using censorship-resistant technologies to permissionlessly engage in non-hierarchical governance of shared resources and goals. Organizations that do not meet this definition must not be deemed DAOs.
Gabriel Shapiro • Defining Real and Fake DAOs
Today's ramped-up parental authority rests on three pillars: science, safety, and achievement. What we ambitious parents know about the human brain tells us that children need to be placed in stimulating and productive environments if they are going to reach their full potential. What we know about the world tells us that it is a dangerous place:... See more
David Brooks • The Organization Kid
Elephants & Ventures
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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.”
Kauffman Fellows • Venture Fund Portfolio Construction | Journal | Kauffman Fellows
Wherefrom Moore’s Law
Ray Kurzweil • The Law of Accelerating Returns « the Kurzweil Library + collections
Yet another manifestation of the law of accelerating returns as it rushes toward the Singularity can be found in the world of economics, a world vital to both the genesis of the law of accelerating returns, and to its implications. Pharmaceutical drugs are increasingly effective. The statistical methods underlying the productivity measurements tend... See more
Ray Kurzweil • The Law of Accelerating Returns « the Kurzweil Library + collections
We replicate venture capital returns using liquid small-cap public equities and find the underlying innovation premium also exists at large innovative firms. We also show that crypto tokens can provide a liquid complement to blockchain venture equity.
Kai Wu • Liquid Venture Capital
We've been joined by CEOs from Alight, Quaise Energy, Ecosene and more. David has spoken with some of the leading innovators in every field of renewable energy, and dived deep into the emerging tech that could solve some of the biggest problems facing the energy transition.