the big questions about the future (information age)
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Slides for a talk that I gave at DLD in Munich. Video is here http://dld-conference.com/videos/UlQU2wF8zb0TRANSCRIPT
The Big Questions(about the future)
@albertwengerpartner @usv
Is Snapchat Worth $3B?
Is Twerking Still a Thing?
Are We the Horse?
Context
Forager Age
Domestication + Agriculture
Writing + Specialization
Agrarian Age
Power + Manufacturing
Chemistry + Deep Mining
Industrial Age
Transition vs Trajectory
Computers + Networks
Machine Learning + Robotics
Imaging + 3D Printing
Big Data + Cell Biology
Information Age
Motivation?
Unit of Governance?
(Intellectual) Property?
Privacy?
Making a Living?
Abundance?
Catalyst?
What Will You Build?
The End
We are here
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