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Devices, gadgets, robots, virtual worlds and selfie-sticks: some thoughts on CES
I recently attended my first ever CES show in Las Vegas. I was only there for a few days, and frankly, found it entertaining and useful. I know there are many SV folk who look down on CES. Oh well…I do...
View ArticleVC due diligence. Important, and helpful for everyone involved.
VC diligence is not a scientific process. I like to think every investor does some level of diligence even though there are some signs in today’s ‘hot’ market that some are willing to write big checks...
View ArticleAn investor’s perspective on the proposed drone regulations
It was an exciting Sunday morning on a holiday weekend in the world of small commercial drones (small Unmanned Aerial Systems as FAA calls them). We had heard last week that FAA was close to announcing...
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Women that are helping bring about the drone revolution
In How Google Works, Eric Schmidt talks about how the company approached recruiting its top talent that were internally referred to as “smart creatives”. Schmidt shared “These are the folks who combine...
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Satellites/UAVs, computational imaging, artificial intelligence: Lux...
Last year Lux Capital helped seed Orbital Insight, a geospatial big data company that leverages rapidly growing availability of satellite, UAV and other geospatial data sources to understand and...
View ArticleGoogle vs Apple/Facebook/Uber: utilitarian vs aspirational products
I routinely invest in companies a the intersection of hardware, software and data. From CyPhy Works (drones) and Evolv (security) to Orbital Insights (satellite data analytics) and LensBricks...
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AirMap: Accurate airspace information so innovation can take flight.
The last 10-20 years showed an unprecedented growth in real-time information about our 2-D highway systems and the vehicular traffic on it. We all have easy access to GPS units or apps in our phone...
View ArticleMemories of a different kind: Sight, Sound, Smell, Taste, Touch
There is something amazing happening all around us. Technology is becoming ubiquitous, accessible, cheap, connected, and always available. Our mobile phones are probably the best example of the...
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Missed the hype part of the cycle?…don’t miss the execution phase!
Surely many of us have seen the famous Gartner Hype Cycle. It is reproduced every year by the IT research and advisory firm Gartner, Inc. We typically see the following version of it shared around...
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Metal 3D printing re-imagined: DesktopMetal
Team = Check Technology = Check Market = Check That’s why Lux Capital chose to invest in DesktopMetal’s Series A alongside NEA, KPCB, and other smart investors. DesktopMetal plans to revolutionize...
View ArticleThoughts on physical security – in the aftermath of Paris attacks
1/ As an investor in Evolv Technology, a company that aims to protect physical spaces against threats, I am reading articles on Paris attacks carefully. There is a lot to digest. How coordinated these...
View ArticleDon’t reward bad behavior in early stage startups!
For the last few years we have lived in an extra-ordinary time for venture capital. Early stage companies have been getting support from venture capital at unprecedented levels, and we have seen all...
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Quick thoughts on some tech sectors. 2015/2016.
December is a month of holiday parties and reconnecting with friends. When you live inside the tech bubble, it also feels like a time for everyone to dish out their opinion on random topics in tech. I...
View ArticlePrepare for 2016: take scenario analyses, operating plans, and budgets...
One of the most important things Boards do in the beginning of the year is to approve the operating plans and associated budgets put together by founders and company CEOs. This is a short post to say:...
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Fundraising blues in 2016?
2016 began with a string of bad news related to the economy. From China economy to Twitter stock – it has certainly sent ripples through the early stage investment ecosystem that there me the opposite...
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Dealing with competitors: Do not play to play. Play to win.
All startups have competition. No idea is so unique that nobody else can have the same idea. Or even if your idea was super-unique once, others will follow your lead and try to beat you at your own...
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The future of computing: distributed, deep learning, embedded intelligence.
I loved this post on the future of computing from Chris Dixon. Please read. ‘What’s Next in Computing?‘. The future clearly appears to be built around hardware systems that are mostly composed of cell...
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Moved my blog to Medium
This blog has moved! Yup, it happened. Maintaining WordPress became too much work. And Medium’s tight integration with social & discovery was too hard to pass up on. Please click through to all my...
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Your first 15 minutes in an investment pitch are really important. Use them...
This is not a long post. But I needed to get this off my chest. Entrepreneurs: For heaven’s sakes realize that the first 15 minutes of your pitch to an investor are extremely important. Even though you...
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Edge Computing: the end of cloud computing as we know it
Just watched a great overview of Edge Computing by Peter Levine of A16Z. He is absolutely right, this is the future of computing. And all of us investing in deeptech today can attest that this massive...
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