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Tech’s impact, influence and responsibility to society
Tech’s impact, influence and responsibility to society
When it comes to safe, clean, super-convenient and technologically amazing transportation options, why should the sky be the limit? Founded in 2009 by JoeBen Bevert, Joby Aviation has been working under the radar at a base in Santa Cruz, California to develop an electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. The latest version of zero-emissions aircraft, which…
Attracting investment is such a fundamental part of entrepreneurship that it’s easy to think about it with less nuance than one should. After all, the job of investors is to invest. And their incentive to do so is clear – they’re looking for a big financial return on their investment. So what’s to over-think? If…
For the past four years that I’ve been hosting Masters of Scale, I’ve had the opportunity to meet entrepreneurs across many industries and from many walks of life. Their stories and insights have helped me change and broaden my own thinking in so many ways. But what these conversations also made me realize is that for…
How to create the supporting team you need
Reid Hoffman in Conversation with Harry Stebbings
Finding connection when you feel alone
Earlier this year, I was pleased to learn that the UK Government was planning to appoint a Tech Envoy to the U.S. – a dedicated point person who would live in the Bay Area and function as a conduit between our tech industry and the UK. Later, when I learned that Joe White would take on this newly created…
Find Valuable Opportunity by Changing the Game
Since states around the country began offering early voting in mid-September, inspiring images of citizens lining up to exercise their franchise have become commonplace. In some cities, they’re showing up well before dawn to claim their place in line. In others, they endure rainstorms or turn the wait in line into an outdoor dance party. The electorate’s enthusiasm extends to mail-in…
As we head into the home stretch of the most consequential election of our lifetimes, it has never been more critical to ensure that every American voter has the ability to exercise this most fundamental democratic right of voting, and that we maintain our commitment to free and fair elections in which every vote is counted.…