Apr 28, 2017
Scott Hartley is a venture capitalist and startup advisor. He
has served as a Presidential Innovation Fellow at the White House,
a partner at Mohr Davidow Ventures, and a venture partner at
Metamorphic Ventures. Prior to venture capital, Hartley worked at
Google, Facebook, and Harvard’s Berkman Center for Internet &
Society. He is a contributing author to the MIT Press book Shopping
for Good, and has written for publications such as the Financial
Times, Inc., Foreign Policy, Forbes, and the Boston Review. Hartley
speaks on global entrepreneurship with MIT, the World Bank, Google,
and the U.S. State Department. He holds an MBA and an MA from
Columbia University, and a BA from Stanford University. He is a
term member at the Council on Foreign Relations.
Hartley is the author of “The Fuzzy and the Techie: Why the Liberal
Arts Will Rule the Digital World.” Scott brings a wealth of
knowledge from across Silicon Valley and beyond to the subject. He
gives a perspective: What kind of background do most techie’s start
with? The term “fuzzy” relates to liberal arts and “techie” to
computer science and electrical engineering.
Michael and Scott also discuss Mark Zuckerberg. Zuckerberg is a
curious skeptic. He challenges norms, is deeply curious about
science fiction, and has many interests outside of the technical
world. How do we know where this curiosity came from? Where did
Zuckerberg and other successful techies cultivate their curiosity?
Michael and Scott give insight into these questions and finish up
the podcast discussing the ethical and moral implications of
technology.
In this episode of Trend Following Radio:
- Ethical side of technology
- Addictions on top of addiction
- Artificial intelligence
- Curiosity and skepticism
- Frontier markets
- Liberal arts in the technical world
- Myth busting the standard path to a tech career