What’s the biggest new idea you’ve encountered in the last 2 years?
Not new-to-you, new in the world (eg crypto doesn’t count even though a lot of people first heard about it in the last 2 years)
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GPT-2 and the corresponding of death of copyright.
A nonprofit going for-profit capping returns to investors at 100x was also pretty new to me. I didn’t think that was possible.
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Ultra rapid recharging power technology that can recharge a full car in 3-5 minutes.
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Biggest new idea in last 1,200 years, the Mouldboard plow. Of the last 250, the tin roof. In the last two years, uncovering the power of immigrant savings circles.
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My biggest takeaway thinking about this so far is that a lot of things I come up with end up being 4-5 years old, and not 2. GANs, Aggregation Theory, and even things like Ethereum are all about that age.
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