Srinivasan: Excessive safety conservatism introduces systemic risk by blocking necessary innovation
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Balaji Srinivasan, partner at Andreessen Horowitz, discusses technological risk-taking and regulatory inertia during a 2016 interview on The 20 Minute VC.
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“Being too conservative on safety actually leads to systemic risk because, you know, you stick with the current system, you stick with the current system, you stick with the current system, you don't take a risk.”
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