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The future of biotech is moving from bench to beach
While a huge amount of attention is being directed at crypto and media these days, one of the most important wild card investment trends of the 2020s is the coming expansion of biotech. Democratized …
Published on 3 years, 4 months ago
Chip demand and the future of the climate with Mythic AI’s Mike Henry
There’s a huge expansion in demand for compute power going on, with AI models, cryptocurrencies, autonomous vehicles and our social media algorithms all guzzling more chip cycles than ever before. Bu…
Published on 3 years, 4 months ago
Redlines for diplomacy and business with former USSOCOM commander Tony “T2” Thomas
Season 1 Episode 6
“Redlines” in war are meant to be objective and unambiguous tests for a country to respond to another nation’s action. If one country uses chemical weapons in a conflict, that might violate the redli…
Published on 3 years, 5 months ago
The VC Power Law with CFR senior fellow Sebastian Mallaby
Season 1 Episode 5
In his new book, “The Power Law: Venture Capital and the Making of the Future,” Council on Foreign Relations senior fellow Sebastian Mallaby brings his erudite attention from the hedge fund world to …
Published on 3 years, 5 months ago
Is web3 really just looking for Web 2.5?
Season 1 Episode 4
web3 technologies have received prodigious funding the past two years as founders and VCs collectively search for the path to the next evolution of the internet. But how do we bridge the gap between …
Published on 3 years, 5 months ago
Josh Wolfe on “There will be chaos, and that chaos will be caused by people”
Season 1 Episode 3
Josh Wolfe and Danny Crichton talk about the influx of TV shows covering startup busts including WeCrashed, Super Pumped, and The Dropout; strategic ambiguity, game theory, and a bit of geopolitics; …
Published on 3 years, 5 months ago
Rethinking the science of science funding with Sam Arbesman
Season 1 Episode 2
The funding of science is one of the most important leverage points for growth in the global economy. Yet, we’ve barely experimented with how science gets funded or tried to evolve financing models t…
Published on 3 years, 5 months ago
Episode 01: Silicon Valley’s dependence on American foreign policy
Season 1 Episode 1
Danny Crichton talks with TechCrunch Global Affairs Project special series editor Scott Bade about the passing of Madeleine Albright, the intricate and extensive connections between tech innovation a…
Published on 3 years, 5 months ago
Episode 0: A Pod is Born, Alife is Funded, and A Decade is Defined
Season 1
In Episode 0 of “Securities” by Lux Capital, Danny Crichton and Chris Gates talk about why the world needs another podcast; Deena Shakir joins to discuss the future of in-vitro fertilization (IVF) an…
Published on 3 years, 5 months ago