Crazy Until It's Not: Startups, Venture Capital & Big Ideas
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6 months ago
🔗 Humans, Connected: The Age of the Exocortex 🌐 Imagine a world where you’re seamlessly connected to the internet, not through screens and keyboards, but directly through your brain. Our minds are already a marvel of evolution, with three layers: Reptilian Brain: The ancient core responsible for keeping us alive by regulating basic functions like breathing.Mammalian (Limbic) Brain: The “monkey brain,” managing emotions like fear and excitement.Neocortex: Our human layer, dedicated to logic, r...
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🔗 Humans, Connected: The Age of the Exocortex 🌐 Imagine a world where you’re seamlessly connected to the internet, not through screens and keyboards, but directly through your brain. Our minds are already a marvel of evolution, with three layers: Reptilian Brain: The ancient core responsible for keeping us alive by regulating basic functions like breathing.Mammalian (Limbic) Brain: The “monkey brain,” managing emotions like fear and excitement.Neocortex: Our human layer, dedicated to logic, r...
We'll No Longer be Farming Cows | Dan Widmaier | Bolt Threads | firstminute capital
Crazy Until It's Not: Startups, Venture Capital & Big Ideas
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We'll No Longer be Farming Cows | Dan Widmaier | Bolt Threads | firstminute capital
Science is making MOOOOOOOves to eliminate cow farming! At the FF event in Scotland last autumn, we spoke with Dan Widmaier the CEO and co-founder of Bolt Threads about his ‘crazy’ idea for the future. Dan originally trained as a scientist at UCSF where he holds a PhD in Chemistry and Chemical Biology. With that degree, he went on to create Bolt Threads, a sustainable material solutions company. He and his co-founder, David Breslauer, grew Bolt Threads from a couple of scienti...
Crazy Until It's Not: Startups, Venture Capital & Big Ideas
🔗 Humans, Connected: The Age of the Exocortex 🌐 Imagine a world where you’re seamlessly connected to the internet, not through screens and keyboards, but directly through your brain. Our minds are already a marvel of evolution, with three layers: Reptilian Brain: The ancient core responsible for keeping us alive by regulating basic functions like breathing.Mammalian (Limbic) Brain: The “monkey brain,” managing emotions like fear and excitement.Neocortex: Our human layer, dedicated to logic, r...
