Bankless LIMITLESS: This Is Far Bigger Than The Internet Boom | Shaun Maguire
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May 12, 2025 
Shaun Maguire, a partner at Sequoia Capital and former physicist, dives into the forthcoming tech renaissance. He highlights groundbreaking advancements in AI, robotics, and space exploration, asserting that the next 20 years will eclipse the internet boom. Maguire discusses the urgency for American innovation, particularly the need for 10 companies like SpaceX. He also examines the energy demands of future technologies and envisions how frontier innovations like Neuralink could redefine our civilization. Expect a thought-provoking journey into tomorrow's possibilities!
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Beckman's Role in Tech Progress
- Arnold Beckman, an underrated tech pioneer, linked chemical instrumentation to silicon semiconductor progress.
- His proximity to Intel helped solve manufacturing challenges rapidly, highlighting lost American supply chain synergy.
Hardware Drives Software Progress
- Hardware revolutions enable software breakthroughs, like GPUs enabling deep learning.
- AI advances remain hardware-limited; better hardware can yield 100x efficiency improvements soon.
Need 10 Tesla-Level Makers
- SpaceX and Tesla exemplify American manufacturing success through vertical integration.
- Achieving about 10 Tesla/SpaceX-level companies could revitalize US manufacturing ecosystem-wide.