The speaker shares a personal anecdote about being told they would be unemployable if they didn't work for a specific company, leading them to never work for anyone again. They emphasize the concept of abundance, stating that despite rising populations and constrained resources, technology constantly makes scarce resources abundant. The speaker transitioned from the space world to exponential technologies, highlighting technology's role in creating abundance repeatedly. The book 'Abundance' discusses this concept with examples, illustrating how technology transforms scarcity into abundance.
Peter Diamandis is the founder and executive chairman of the XPRIZE Foundation, and has started over 20 companies in the areas of longevity, space, venture capital and education. He is also the New York Times bestselling author of several books, including his latest, Life Force, which he published early in 2020 with Tony Robbins.
On this classic episode, Peter joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to discuss transformational changes needed in education, how the pandemic accelerated global trends, and the astonishing medical and health technologies he believes will be widely available, sooner than you think.
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