Zoom is a start-up focused on developing new treatments for head and neck cancer. The company has raised money from Google's parent company, but it doesn't rely on outside sources to fund its work. Zoom founder Francois Xavier: "I want you thinking about crazy the day before something is truly a breakthrough"
In this episode, recorded during the 2022 Abundance360 summit, Astro Teller answers questions regarding Google’s OKR framework (and how it doesn’t work for Moonshots), financial incentives vs. intellectual honesty, and resource allocation for endless new ideas.
You will learn about:
- 01:58 | Pre-mortem exercise
- 07:30 | OKRs don’t work for Moonshots
- 09:49 | Moonshots vs. equity
- 19:11 | How to allocate capital for each idea
Dr. Astro Teller's expertise lies in intelligent technology as the CEO of Alphabet's X, The Moonshot Factory. X is a company dedicated to bringing extraordinary, audacious ideas to reality through science and technology. He was previously the founding CEO of Cerebellum Capital.
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Resources
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Learn more about Abundance360.
Read the Tech Blog.
Learn more about Moonshots & Mindsets.
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