Archive: department of defense
New Pick: An Affordable Super Material With Hundreds of Potential Uses
By Andy Gordon on June 2, 2022
There will never be a “next” Facebook or Google or Airbnb. Companies are a product of a specific time, place, technology know-how and need. It’s as if the universe wills them into existence. Of course, founders play an important role. But there are a lot of Zuckerbergs — tech geniuses who learn how to play the entrepreneurial game — out there. Or entrepreneurial mavens who are also tech savvy (Elon Musk is a good example). If…
New Pick: Revolutionary Prosthesis Technology That Competitors Can’t Touch
By Andy Gordon on January 27, 2022
Lots of sectors are broken: banking, housing, education, day care and infrastructure. But none of these are as broken as the physical disability space. Fewer than one out of five arm amputees who need prosthetics actually use them. Available prosthetics are too heavy, clumsy and uncomfortable. They’re super…
New Pick: Invest in One of the Government’s Only Trusted Capital Providers
By Andy Gordon on January 6, 2022
Here’s the deal. I’ve just given you $100 million to start your own bank (you can thank me later) on your own private island. U.S. rules don’t apply there. You make your own rules. So what would they be? Here’s my fantasy list… I’m the only…
News Fix: DARPA Eyes the Blockchain
By Vin Narayanan on December 8, 2018
In today’s News Fix, DARPA is turning toward the blockchain, institutions keep investing in crypto, and both crypto and cannabis have a busy week.