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Superpowers, for everyone
From a novel: “There was a man, a blind man, who mastered echo-location. Clicks with the tongue, you understand?” Eyes closed, he demonstrated. “Like a bat. Fantastic.” He opened his eyes. “He could perceive his immediate environment in great detail.
Superpowers, for everyone
From a novel: “There was a man, a blind man, who mastered echo-location. Clicks with the tongue, you understand?” Eyes closed, he demonstrated. “Like a bat. Fantastic.” He opened his eyes. “He could perceive his immediate environment in great detail.
Enterprise tech, like spreadsheets
A great Planet Money piece on how the spreadsheet got invented and how it entered accounting and finance. (Two versions at the link.) The basic outline is paper spreadsheets existed before, then the computer made it easier to recalculate when
Enterprise tech, like spreadsheets
A great Planet Money piece on how the spreadsheet got invented and how it entered accounting and finance. (Two versions at the link.) The basic outline is paper spreadsheets existed before, then the computer made it easier to recalculate when
Predicting big changes, the rational way
What will the future hold? When is an invention or an innovation an actual venture opportunity? Here please find some amateur futurism from a professional trend watcher — ben-evans.com/benedictevans/2017/5/24/not-even-wrong-ways-to-dismiss-technology — a thoughtful and excellent piece by A16Z’s content marketing department
Predicting big changes, the rational way
What will the future hold? When is an invention or an innovation an actual venture opportunity? Here please find some amateur futurism from a professional trend watcher — ben-evans.com/benedictevans/2017/5/24/not-even-wrong-ways-to-dismiss-technology — a thoughtful and excellent piece by A16Z’s content marketing department
Halo in the military
Check out these SEALs and other special forces with their Halo Sports. Buy your own.
Halo in the military
Check out these SEALs and other special forces with their Halo Sports. Buy your own.
Compassionate Automation, by Jeremy Herrman
One slide tells the whole tale of recent American history: It’s from Jeremy’s talk on humane, compassionate automation. (Boils down to “automation to assist humans”.) The big question is what happened in 1973? This, this and this. Watergate, Honda Civic,
Compassionate Automation, by Jeremy Herrman
One slide tells the whole tale of recent American history: It’s from Jeremy’s talk on humane, compassionate automation. (Boils down to “automation to assist humans”.) The big question is what happened in 1973? This, this and this. Watergate, Honda Civic,
Robots and the end of working, in steps since 1850
National Holidays 8 hour day Weekends Childhood Vacation Retirement Adolescence College Graduate school Vacation
Robots and the end of working, in steps since 1850
National Holidays 8 hour day Weekends Childhood Vacation Retirement Adolescence College Graduate school Vacation
Six Ps of Venture Investing, hat tip to Morgan Polatan
We had the very thoughtful and insightful investor from Bloomberg Beta visit our Knotel Venture School class on Thursday May 11. Morgan told us how he evaluates venture investments, roughly, using his very nice checklist. Presenting… Morgan’s six P framework.
Six Ps of Venture Investing, hat tip to Morgan Polatan
We had the very thoughtful and insightful investor from Bloomberg Beta visit our Knotel Venture School class on Thursday May 11. Morgan told us how he evaluates venture investments, roughly, using his very nice checklist. Presenting… Morgan’s six P framework.
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