Arbesman: VCs can succeed in deep tech by avoiding naive cross-domain analogies
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Sam Arbesman, Scientist-in-Residence at Lux Capital, addresses whether current venture capitalists possess the necessary capability to evaluate complex deep tech investments.
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“Yes, I do think so. As long as we're really just not stepping too naively from one domain to another, and we recognize essentially both the promise and perils of analogizing from one complex system to another. So as long as we do this with open eyes, I think we'll be fine. And, but you really just have to make sure that you are Grappling with the complexity of these technologies.”
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