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E.T. phone home
Hi there,
The data says men believe more in aliens and women believe more in ghosts. Who knew?
Designer babies?
What if we could decide what our babies would look like? What if we could bring extinct species back to life?
CRISPR could make this possible, and revolutionize the way we tackle disease, food shortages, and more. Our 5,200-word explainer discusses what CRISPR is, how the technology is being applied, and why it's controversial.
Screen time
You knew the number would be high, but hadn't seen data like this before.
Young folks spend 25%+ of their leisure time on their devices.
Earworm alert: Chamath podcast
We have a podcast. This week’s episode is a fireside chat between Bloomberg’s Mark Milian and Social Capital’s Chamath Palihapitiya. Three things we learned from that conversation:
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Social Capital wants to write 10,000 VC checks per year
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Don’t plan on calling Chamath “Mayor Palihapitiya”
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There might be more SPACs in our future
Listen to the whole conversation, which covers everything from immigration policy to Facebook to the future of investing. Also available on iTunes.
Take note
More than ever before, organizations are relying on AI for predicting user behavior, analyzing real-time data, and automating processes.
Enterprise AI is emerging as one of the most well-funded categories in the growing field. We took a look at 9 noteworthy enterprise AI startups.
A side of bacon, extra CRISPy
Climate change is forcing us to grow and protect our food sources in new ways. Enter CRISPR.
From creating disease-resistant cacao to genetically engineering pigs with less body fat, scientists are already finding ways to use CRISPR to make farming more efficient.
Speaker sneak peek and discount code
We’re just getting started, but the Future of Fintech 2018 conference is already stacked with a star-studded lineup of fintech’s top CEOs and founders, including:
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Adena Friedman, President and CEO of Nasdaq (mkt cap $13.2B)
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Harit Talwar, Head of Marcus by Goldman Sachs
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Souheil Badran, President of Americas, Ant Financial (Alipay) ($60B valuation)
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Joseph Lubin, Co-founder of Ethereum, founder of ConsenSys
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Kenneth Lin, Founder & CEO of Credit Karma ($3.17B valuation)
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Vlad Tenev, Co-founder & Co-CEO of Robinhood ($1.3B valuation)
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Andy Rachleff, Co-founder & CEO of Wealthfront
Register today at the very best price yet. Prices go up for good on March 1. Use VIP code: BESTYET for $500 off until the end of the month.
The Industry Standard
CB Insights data is the most trusted by those in the industry and the media. A few recent hits.
Financial Times. Louise Lucas (@louiseflucas) reports that AI startup funding in China has surpassed the US and cites CB Insights’ AI Trends Report.
Bloomberg. Barry Ritholtz’s (@ritholtz) list of Tuesday must-reads, including CB Insights’ new Robo-Retirement Report.
Wall Street Journal. Sarah E. Needleman (@saraheneedleman) discusses whether Epic Games can turn buzz into profit and mentions CB Insights research.
Economic Times. Chris Zook (@chriszookbain) writes about how companies can overcome growth hurdles and references CB Insights unicorn research.
I love you.
Anand
@asanwal
P.S. On February 27, we'll be diving into the state of auto tech in 2018. Sign up for the briefing here.
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