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About amol

Founder, builder, philosopher.

Where Andrew Ng put all his chips re climate, tech, AI, etc

Geoengineering. Notwithstanding his mastery of AI… or even interest and expertise in nuclear.

Where Andrew Ng put all his chips re climate, tech, AI, etc

Geoengineering. Notwithstanding his mastery of AI… or even interest and expertise in nuclear.

Surprise! The headline from Davos Day 0 is…

Surprise: the headlines of Davos are AI, Trump and geopolitical instability. No crypto. Little bio.

Surprise! The headline from Davos Day 0 is…

Surprise: the headlines of Davos are AI, Trump and geopolitical instability. No crypto. Little bio.

The smartest thing I heard at Davos on Day 0

“The bond market is in charge of Trump” (though nobody else is Note the rising rates in US and everywhere. Political clout doesn’t sway bond traders H/t John Micklethwait of Bloomberg

The smartest thing I heard at Davos on Day 0

“The bond market is in charge of Trump” (though nobody else is Note the rising rates in US and everywhere. Political clout doesn’t sway bond traders H/t John Micklethwait of Bloomberg

Davos 2025

Starts on Tuesday. After the inauguration. And the vibes are all about realignment to the new US administration.

Davos 2025

Starts on Tuesday. After the inauguration. And the vibes are all about realignment to the new US administration.

Davos by bus

Always the highlight conference between the highlight conferences at DLD and WEF.

Davos by bus

Always the highlight conference between the highlight conferences at DLD and WEF.

JPM Health: suits to sneakers ratio

It’s the most important health + tech conference, I think — though there are many Healthtech conferences that are physically large and Las-Vegas/CES-style. Of interest this year for me, and a barometer for entrepreneurial traction against big pharma, big health,

JPM Health: suits to sneakers ratio

It’s the most important health + tech conference, I think — though there are many Healthtech conferences that are physically large and Las-Vegas/CES-style. Of interest this year for me, and a barometer for entrepreneurial traction against big pharma, big health,

Mplus, Hong Kong’s contemporary art museum

Some cool work. Though edited to be on message. The governing thought of the contemporary section is artists observing how communism and capitalism came to work brilliantly together.

Mplus, Hong Kong’s contemporary art museum

Some cool work. Though edited to be on message. The governing thought of the contemporary section is artists observing how communism and capitalism came to work brilliantly together.

Men moms in Japan

One of the cooler companies I met in Japan makes embryos from induced pluripotent stem cells – from male blood for example. And then fertilizes those embryos with that same male’s sperm. And thus creates effectively clones. No female genetic

Men moms in Japan

One of the cooler companies I met in Japan makes embryos from induced pluripotent stem cells – from male blood for example. And then fertilizes those embryos with that same male’s sperm. And thus creates effectively clones. No female genetic

How Japan sees WW2

Japan freed Asia from European colonialists. I was surprised to hear this view but it’s not fully wrong. Before WW2 – European dominion. After – gone.

How Japan sees WW2

Japan freed Asia from European colonialists. I was surprised to hear this view but it’s not fully wrong. Before WW2 – European dominion. After – gone.