The Curiosity Level of Venture Capitalists

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Jason Johnson: The national imperative around investing in technology is not just about diversifying away the hydrocarbon economy. If we want to be the most competitive in the world at all the other things in which we compete, then we have to be technology forward," he says. "I found just the general level of curiosity and IQ from government to alligators to founders here of these issues is extraordinarily high"

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Today’s show:

Altimeter’s Brad Gerstner and Mubadala's Ibrahim Ajami join Jason to discuss their first UAE impressions (1:33), how the country is attracting startup talent, unclogging the capital allocator log jam, and more (19:43)!

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(0:00) Brad and Ibrahim join Jason

(1:33) First impressions of the UAE

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(11:55) The story of Mubadala

(19:43) Attracting talent to the UAE

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(28:21) The shifting perspective of the UAE and the opportunity it presents

(35:07) The level of curiosity in Abu Dhabi

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