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Engineering for Science

Why did AlphaFold happen at DeepMind rather than (for example) the Broad Institute ?

Oct 1

A cutaway illustation of the engine room of a steam ship.

Oct 1

Funding RealTech

TLDR: as we move into the era of RealTech classic venture capital patterns may need to be adapted.

Jan 23

Funding RealTech

Jan 23

Why are LLMs so good at everything ?

LLMs are incredible chatbots. But they are also super impressive at a wide range of tasks, from writing code to predicting the properties…

Mar 23, 2023

Why are LLMs so good at everything ?

Mar 23, 2023

OKRs HowTo

Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) are a standard tech industry tool that teams use for quarterly goal setting. Despite the mangement-speak…

Jul 21, 2021

Jul 21, 2021

A Neural Network example: English pronunciation

Summarising a previous post: What is a Neural Network?

Feb 4, 2021

A Neural Network example: English pronunciation

Feb 4, 2021

What is a Neural Network?

Computer programs come in many shapes and sizes, but have a few things in common. We provide them with input, and they provide us with the…

Feb 4, 2021

What is a Neural Network?

Feb 4, 2021

Exponential Challenges respond Exponentially to Early Action

TL:DR; as we discovered addressing Ebola in West Africa in 2014, early and apparently extreme action significantly reduces the chance of…

Mar 16, 2020

Exponential Challenges respond Exponentially to Early Action

Mar 16, 2020

I’m a Venture Capitalist but I’m not scared of the Left

It’s election time in the UK, and a feature of the campaign this time has been a steady stream of articles from business figures warning…

Dec 11, 2019

Dec 11, 2019

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Unreasonable Effectiveness

Abe Othman writes: should seed investors follow on?

I’ve been thinking about rational follow-on strategy for a long time, and how to use portfolio simulations to decide when to make…

Nov 5, 2019

Abe Othman writes: should seed investors follow on?

Nov 5, 2019

Published in
Unreasonable Effectiveness

Every great startup is a great product startup

How to embrace your inner product manager.

Sep 23, 2019

Every great startup is a great product startup

Sep 23, 2019

Steve Crossan

Steve Crossan

Research, investing & advising inc in AI & Deep Tech. Before: Product @ DeepMind. Founded Google Cultural Institute; Product @ Gmail, Maps, Search. Speak2Tweet.

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