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Reviving a Culture of Innovation with Tyler Cowen

Joe Lonsdale
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9.2K views 3 years ago American Optimist Season Two
Tyler Cowen is a professor, best-selling author, blogger, podcaster, and one of the most influential economists of this generation. In the early days of the pandemic, Cowen launched the Fast Grants program, which funded COVID-related science in less than 48 hours -- a remarkable feat in the medical sector. He discusses his efforts to accelerate innovation, including his work to transform how investors identify and back the next generation of brilliant entrepreneurs. An all-around polymath, Cowen also reveals the technologies and breakthroughs that excite him most for the decades ahead. You can pre-order Tyler's new book here: https://www.amazon.com/Talent-Identif... Like this video and subscribe to the channel to help us reach more people ► http://tinyurl.com/xfjkadd4 00:00 Episode intro 01:08 Identifying talent 04:49 How do we enable more progress? 8:09 Stagnation vs prosperity 13:53 What innovation excites you the most?  19:03 Fast Grants …...more
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Reviving a Culture of Innovation with Tyler Cowen
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2022Feb 16
Tyler Cowen is a professor, best-selling author, blogger, podcaster, and one of the most influential economists of this generation. In the early days of the pandemic, Cowen launched the Fast Grants program, which funded COVID-related science in less than 48 hours -- a remarkable feat in the medical sector. He discusses his efforts to accelerate innovation, including his work to transform how investors identify and back the next generation of brilliant entrepreneurs. An all-around polymath, Cowen also reveals the technologies and breakthroughs that excite him most for the decades ahead. You can pre-order Tyler's new book here: https://www.amazon.com/Talent-Identif... Like this video and subscribe to the channel to help us reach more people ► http://tinyurl.com/xfjkadd4 00:00 Episode intro 01:08 Identifying talent 04:49 How do we enable more progress? 8:09 Stagnation vs prosperity 13:53 What innovation excites you the most?  19:03 Fast Grants and faster science 25:29 Building new universities  30:45 Is wokeness all bad? If you enjoyed this conversation, check out these other episodes: Force Fields & Directed Energy Are Now Reality Thanks to This Cutting-Edge Defense Company    • Force Fields & Directed Energy Are He...   How to Repair America's Division with KIND Bar Founder Daniel Lubetzky    • Billionaire Founder of KIND & Shark T...   For permission to use any portion of this video, please contact us at info@americanoptimist.com
American Optimist Season Two
Joe Lonsdale

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Joe Lonsdale

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