Today's episode explores three ideas that caught my attention: It’s weird we measure data centers measured in gigawatts – John’s observation that we tend to discuss data centers based on their power consumption vs their computational output was fascinating – it’s like buying a car based on annual fuel consumption instead of its true utility. Geography drives energy politics – John’s "where you stand depends on where you sit" framework for understanding global energy p...
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Today's episode explores three ideas that caught my attention: It’s weird we measure data centers measured in gigawatts – John’s observation that we tend to discuss data centers based on their power consumption vs their computational output was fascinating – it’s like buying a car based on annual fuel consumption instead of its true utility. Geography drives energy politics – John’s "where you stand depends on where you sit" framework for understanding global energy p...
Episode 43: "Campus-Born Ventures: An Underappreciated Asset Class" | Tom Duening on Democratizing Campus Capital, University Revenue Models, and Worldwide Deal Flow
The Diligent Observer Podcast
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5 months ago
Episode 43: "Campus-Born Ventures: An Underappreciated Asset Class" | Tom Duening on Democratizing Campus Capital, University Revenue Models, and Worldwide Deal Flow
Today's episode explores three ideas that caught my attention: The maturity evolution - His emphasis on campus ecosystems moving away from "every idea is good" to investor-ready reality checks highlights a necessary shift in the academic entrepreneurship model.The pledge-based investing model - Tom's concept of angels pledging a percentage of capital gains as a gift back to universities creates a virtuous funding loop I have seen deployed in some university entreprene...
The Diligent Observer Podcast
Today's episode explores three ideas that caught my attention: It’s weird we measure data centers measured in gigawatts – John’s observation that we tend to discuss data centers based on their power consumption vs their computational output was fascinating – it’s like buying a car based on annual fuel consumption instead of its true utility. Geography drives energy politics – John’s "where you stand depends on where you sit" framework for understanding global energy p...
