"The Riff" with Byrne Hobart and Erik Torenberg
E23: Hard Tech Pivots, Potato Investing, and When to Enforce the Law
Apr 11, 2024
Topics discussed include hard tech pivots, cybersecurity challenges, AI regulation predictions, Google's AI monetization, investing in potato companies, customer service quality, technology's impact on morality and crime perspectives.
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Quick takeaways
- Pivots in hard tech startups can lead to unexpected successes by adapting strategies cost-effectively.
- Open source collaboration enhances security by overcoming vulnerabilities in closed source security models.
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Expansion of Hardware-Based Startups
The podcast explores the surge in interest in investing in hardware-based startups rather than purely software-focused ventures like drones, robots for various industries, and components for hardware solutions. It highlights the parallel between early-stage investments in software where team trust was key, and hardware where companies need to be able to pivot cost-effectively.
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