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Ben Reinhardt — Speculative Technologies (EP.248)

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Ben Reinhardt is the founder of Speculative Technologies “a nonprofit industrial research lab that’s working to unlock a wonderful, abundant future through technologies that don’t have a home in other institutions.”

He has previously worked at NASA and Bay Area startups/VC firms, founded a startup building robotics for eldercare, and helped entrepreneurs start companies in Singapore. Oh, and he has a Ph.D. in space robotics from Cornell University and is one of the few people with a B.Sc. in history!

Ben, who brings his expertise in emerging technologies to the OSV advisory council, joins the show to discuss why tech people don’t do philanthropy, when to trust a credential, why there aren’t more government moonshot programs, why academia is beholden to the new, and MUCH more!

I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did. For the full transcript, episode takeaways, and bucketloads of other goodies designed to make you go, “Hmm, that’s interesting!”, check out our Substack.

Important Links:

Show Notes:

  • Speculative Technologies: the four-stage roadmap
  • How early VC funding can affect incentives
  • From ‘eureka!’ to getting it out into the world
  • Market failure & institutional consolidation
  • Where are the moonshot programs?
  • The skills needed to run a research program
  • Why tech people don’t do philanthropy
  • Turning philanthropy into a status game
  • The hidden importance of materials & manufacturing
  • When to trust a credential
  • Agency & American culture
  • Lean ideas vs. fat ideas
  • Why academia is beholden to novelty
  • Ben as World Emperor
  • MORE!

Books Mentioned:

  • What Works on Wall Street, Fourth Edition: The Classic Guide to the Best-Performing Investment Strategies of All Time; by Jim O’Shaughnessy
  • The Beginning of Infinity: Explanations that Transform the World; by David Deutsch
  • The Road; by Cormac McCarthy
  • The Hypomanic Edge: The Link Between (A Little) Craziness and (A Lot of) Success in America; by John D. Gartner
  • The Coffee Can portfolio; by Robert G. Kirby
  continue reading

270 episodes

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Manage episode 457588317 series 2631820
Content provided by Jim O'Shaughnessy. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Jim O'Shaughnessy or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://podcastplayer.com/legal.

Ben Reinhardt is the founder of Speculative Technologies “a nonprofit industrial research lab that’s working to unlock a wonderful, abundant future through technologies that don’t have a home in other institutions.”

He has previously worked at NASA and Bay Area startups/VC firms, founded a startup building robotics for eldercare, and helped entrepreneurs start companies in Singapore. Oh, and he has a Ph.D. in space robotics from Cornell University and is one of the few people with a B.Sc. in history!

Ben, who brings his expertise in emerging technologies to the OSV advisory council, joins the show to discuss why tech people don’t do philanthropy, when to trust a credential, why there aren’t more government moonshot programs, why academia is beholden to the new, and MUCH more!

I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did. For the full transcript, episode takeaways, and bucketloads of other goodies designed to make you go, “Hmm, that’s interesting!”, check out our Substack.

Important Links:

Show Notes:

  • Speculative Technologies: the four-stage roadmap
  • How early VC funding can affect incentives
  • From ‘eureka!’ to getting it out into the world
  • Market failure & institutional consolidation
  • Where are the moonshot programs?
  • The skills needed to run a research program
  • Why tech people don’t do philanthropy
  • Turning philanthropy into a status game
  • The hidden importance of materials & manufacturing
  • When to trust a credential
  • Agency & American culture
  • Lean ideas vs. fat ideas
  • Why academia is beholden to novelty
  • Ben as World Emperor
  • MORE!

Books Mentioned:

  • What Works on Wall Street, Fourth Edition: The Classic Guide to the Best-Performing Investment Strategies of All Time; by Jim O’Shaughnessy
  • The Beginning of Infinity: Explanations that Transform the World; by David Deutsch
  • The Road; by Cormac McCarthy
  • The Hypomanic Edge: The Link Between (A Little) Craziness and (A Lot of) Success in America; by John D. Gartner
  • The Coffee Can portfolio; by Robert G. Kirby
  continue reading

270 episodes

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