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Investing in Long-Term Innovation
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37:52 - 45:26 (07:34)

The taco approach to private investment is the best way to enable long-term innovation, investment, and taking big risks in innovation while also being patient with capital. This strategy enables management teams to have access to both innovative ideas and capital without having to meet quarterly metrics.

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The consideration of our own intelligence, consciousness, fears, hopes, and the beautiful and dark aspects of human nature can be brought out by short-form robot videos.
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Robotics
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The consideration of our own intelligence, consciousness, fears, hopes, and the beautiful and dark aspects of human nature can be brought out by short-form robot videos. The potential for creative evolution in the relationship between humans and cameras is exciting to contemplate.

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Investing in Long-Term Innovation
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#259 – Thomas Tull: From Batman Dark Knight Trilogy to AI and the Rolling Stones
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Lex Fridman Podcast
TOLCO seeks out companies in industries that lack access to technology and have competent management teams, acquiring whole or majority stakes to provide capital and technology through their lab group to improve innovation in those industries.
40:21 - 42:25 (02:04)
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Investment
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TOLCO seeks out companies in industries that lack access to technology and have competent management teams, acquiring whole or majority stakes to provide capital and technology through their lab group to improve innovation in those industries.

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Investing in Long-Term Innovation
Episode
#259 – Thomas Tull: From Batman Dark Knight Trilogy to AI and the Rolling Stones
Podcast
Lex Fridman Podcast
Private investment is the best way, and potentially the only way, to enable long-term innovation, investment, and taking big risks.
42:25 - 45:26 (03:00)
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Innovation
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Private investment is the best way, and potentially the only way, to enable long-term innovation, investment, and taking big risks. Public companies often prioritize hitting short-term metrics to deliver what they say and be reliable, which makes long-term innovation difficult.

Chapter
Investing in Long-Term Innovation
Episode
#259 – Thomas Tull: From Batman Dark Knight Trilogy to AI and the Rolling Stones
Podcast
Lex Fridman Podcast