#063 Turning Discoveries Into Companies with Sam Arbesman of Lux Capital
About the Episode
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
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