AI has been the topic at the forefront of every conference, annual meeting, tech dinner, etc. And most folks love to talk about the fear of an AI overlord or sentient killer robots. Worrying about cases like Terminator The Matrix Ex Machina Wall-E That creepy cyber dog in Black Mirror
“The beauty of being a scientist is that we can learn a lot.” - Dr. Stacy Blain, ConCarlo Therapeutics on the Found podcast In the past few months, I’ve spent a lot of time chatting with LPs. And a question often comes up: “How do you address the issue
“Have a core belief. Gut check it every day. Pursue it with all your might. Pursue it for a very long time. Surround yourself with people you love. And take them on that ride.” - Jensen Huang at Stanford 2024 Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month
Welcome back to Science Fair. Last time, we talked about whale sharks and diving. This week, we get back into the weeds of venture capital and AI. How will AI change the way we think about investing in the business growth journey? The question and thought exercise below are inspired
Today is Earth Day! So, let’s talk about something a bit more personal to me: the ocean. We all have reasons for doing what we do. In the fast paced, “high highs and low lows” world of venture capital (especially while fundraising in this economic environment), recentering around those
March is Women’s History Month. So, of course, we’re going to talk about women in STEM. In the latest State of US Science & Engineering 2024 report, women account for 24% and 22% of degree recipients in engineering (bachelor’s degrees) and computer and information sciences, respectively. But
“Investing in software with no due diligence worked, but it’s probably not going to work in the future...more and more early investment is going to be fundamentally in...different science, it's going to require underwriting the science behind these entrepreneurs...I believe it's going
“The short successes that can be gained in a brief time and without difficulty, are not worth much.’” — Henry Ford In 2009, when I decided to leave research and academia, I believed the most exciting sciences would be funded by the private sector – and I wanted to be a part
There will be no such thing as an “AI company.” Just like there are no longer “big data companies.” Just like there are no longer “internet companies.” AI has been everywhere as of late. Every other startup is an “AI company” (with an instant 10x valuation bump), and every other
Let’s talk about the 1st billion-dollar company in the world (the OG unicorn, you could say): U.S. Steel. It was just acquired by Japan’s Nippon Steel (once only <1% of its size). How did this happen? In 1901, U.S. Steel incorporated as the largest company
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It's been a little over 9 months since my last post on LinkedIn. First, a long overdue thank you to the upswell of support. Support that was overwhelming, unexpected, and encouraging. Thank you to each and every one of you who reposted, commented, and messaged me. It truly
