We've Already Overlooked Our Wisdom

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I worry that if we don't get that part right, it's hard to reach that infinite future. I guess the way I think about it is if our technology gets ahead of our wisdom, we're in really big trouble. And that already may have started happening. You think about nuclear weapons and how close we actually came on multiple occasions to massive nuclear war. We sort of lucked out.

How can we better make decisions under uncertainty? What are some of the different ways of being uncertain? What are some powerful venture patterns? How can founders and venture capitalists reduce risk in their startups and portfolios? What is the nature of innovation? How can investing be used to do good in the world?

Miles Lasater has started 3 companies, 2 nonprofits, and 1 family with 4 kids. He has been a founder, VC, angel investor, business school professor, board member, donor, improv comedian, and dancer. He currently is Founding Partner of Purpose Built Ventures and serves on the board of tech nonprofit Curious Learning. Miles also hosts a podcast called Startups for Good (which you can also follow on Twitter at @startups4good). Find out more at mileslasater.com.

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