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Chapter 8: Venture Capitalists, a.k.a. “Unicorn Hunters”
Summary
Steve Distante welcomes Will Weisman of KittyHawk Ventures, a frontier technology venture capital firm. He discusses how the world has changed in the last year and how businesses have been pushed ahead 5 to 10 years. He also talked about how the rate of change is accelerating and his belief that we are living in a time of great abundance and opportunity.
Steve and Will differentiates the types of companies that Will’s venture firm invests in. They say that the firm focuses on tech forward companies in areas like quantum computing, machine vision, robotics, AI, med tech, and FinTech. They try to find companies that are just starting to generate revenue, or that are at the idea stage with a lot of potential.
Who’s The Guest
Will Weisman is the former Executive Director at Singularity University and now leads KittyHawk Ventures, an early stage frontier technology capital firm which invests in networking, AI/ML, space, fintech, computing, and more.
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Chapter 8: Venture Capitalists, a.k.a. “Unicorn Hunters”
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