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#063 Turning Discoveries Into Companies with Sam Arbesman of Lux Capital
Manage episode 361592727 series 2903681
Topics:
(00:04:26) - Who are your influences?
(00:08:57) - When Facts Expire: The Half-life of Knowledge
(00:22:57) - The Playbook behind Boston Dynamics and DeepMind
(00:28:36) - Research Orgs other than Academia, Govt, and Industry
(00:31:00) - DARPA and Speculative Technologies
(00:39:08) - Ink & Switch
(00:41:13) - Challenges of University Tech Transfer Offices
(00:47:42) - Transforming the future of Education
(00:52:20) - Using AI tools in day-to-day life
(00:55:40) - Sam’s job at Lux Capital
(00:58:07) - Overperforming and Underperforming Technologies
(01:02:33) - What mental models do you use most frequently?
(01:03:45) - How to corner the market on a high-tech skillset
(01:05:40) - Industries you’re watching that no one else is paying attention to?
(01:07:41) - Sci-Fi book recommendations
Links for more on Sam:
Sam on Tedx: The Half-Life of Facts
Companies Mentioned:
Books Mentioned:
Why Greatness Cannot be Planned by Ken Stanley
The Three-Body Problem Trilogy by Cixin Liu
Don Swanson - Undiscovered Public Knowledge
To support the costs of producing this podcast:
>> Buy a copy of the Navalmanak: www.navalmanack.com/
>> Sign up for my online course and community about building your Personal Leverage: https://www.ejorgenson.com/leverage
>> Invest in early-stage companies alongside Eric and his partners at Rolling Fun: https://angel.co/v/back/rolling-fun
>> Join the free weekly email list at ejorgenson.com/newsletter
>> Text the podcast to a friend
>> Or at least give the podcast a positive review to help us reach new listeners!
87 episodes
Manage episode 361592727 series 2903681
Topics:
(00:04:26) - Who are your influences?
(00:08:57) - When Facts Expire: The Half-life of Knowledge
(00:22:57) - The Playbook behind Boston Dynamics and DeepMind
(00:28:36) - Research Orgs other than Academia, Govt, and Industry
(00:31:00) - DARPA and Speculative Technologies
(00:39:08) - Ink & Switch
(00:41:13) - Challenges of University Tech Transfer Offices
(00:47:42) - Transforming the future of Education
(00:52:20) - Using AI tools in day-to-day life
(00:55:40) - Sam’s job at Lux Capital
(00:58:07) - Overperforming and Underperforming Technologies
(01:02:33) - What mental models do you use most frequently?
(01:03:45) - How to corner the market on a high-tech skillset
(01:05:40) - Industries you’re watching that no one else is paying attention to?
(01:07:41) - Sci-Fi book recommendations
Links for more on Sam:
Sam on Tedx: The Half-Life of Facts
Companies Mentioned:
Books Mentioned:
Why Greatness Cannot be Planned by Ken Stanley
The Three-Body Problem Trilogy by Cixin Liu
Don Swanson - Undiscovered Public Knowledge
To support the costs of producing this podcast:
>> Buy a copy of the Navalmanak: www.navalmanack.com/
>> Sign up for my online course and community about building your Personal Leverage: https://www.ejorgenson.com/leverage
>> Invest in early-stage companies alongside Eric and his partners at Rolling Fun: https://angel.co/v/back/rolling-fun
>> Join the free weekly email list at ejorgenson.com/newsletter
>> Text the podcast to a friend
>> Or at least give the podcast a positive review to help us reach new listeners!
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