A tour of the tech boom — 5 waves you need to understand

Azeem Azhar's Exponential View

Azeem Azhar welcomes Packy McCormick, founder and investor at Not Boring, to discuss the current tech landscape.

In this episode you'll hear:

(01:50) What Packy got wrong (and right) about Web3

(10:17) The shift to "know thyself and know thyself-nots"

(14:28) Europe just woke up

(18:46) Bits and atoms are cool again

(21:10) London airport shutdown reveals a deeper challenge

(23:32) A new kind of home energy infrastructure

(29:28) A theory on Eric Schmidt's new CEO role

(34:08) What's the role of nuclear in a solar + battery world?

(40:33) The coming tech boom

Our new show This was originally recorded for "Friday with Azeem Azhar", a new show that takes place every Friday at 9am PT and 12pm ET. You can tune in through my Substack linked below. The format is experimental and we'd love your feedback, so feel free to comment or email your thoughts to our team at [email protected].

Packy's links:

• Substack: https://www.notboring.co/
• Twitter/X: https://x.com/packyM

Azeem's links:

• Substack: https://www.exponentialview.co/
• Website: https://www.azeemazhar.com/
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/azhar
• Twitter/X: https://x.com/azeem

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