Present Future, Guy Perelmuter
Present Future, Guy Perelmuter
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Present Future
Business, Science, and the Deep Tech Revolution

Author: Guy Perelmuter

Narrator: Sean Patrick Hopkins

Unabridged: 9 hr 36 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/26/2021


Synopsis

Learn from the past. Understand the present. Explore the future.

“ . . . Present Future is a fascinating, expert look at the history of the key technological advances
affecting life today, and preparation for the exponential leaps yet to come. . . . ”
—BILL MARIS, Founder and First CEO of Google Ventures, Founder of Calico, Founder of Section 32

“With the context of an economic historian and the on-the-ground insights of an active technology investor, Perelmuter’s Present Future brings readers to the bleeding edge of the science and technologies poised to revolutionize the 21st century. Comprehensive and yet enthralling, the book is a must-read for anyone who has an intellectual or commercial interest in what the future may hold.”
—PETER HEBERT, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Lux Capital

“. . . Perelmuter draws upon his own experiences as a successful tech entrepreneur and investor, and the writings of dozens of other experts, to highlight the most important implications of multiple emerging technologies. Recommended!”
—BEN CASNOCHA, Co-Author of the #1 New York Times best seller The Start-up of You

“A comprehensive survey of action across the entire frontier of advanced technologies is daunting in concept and even more so in execution. Guy Perelmuter has pulled it off, providing an accessible yet historically informed review from the world of algorithms to the world of genomic analysis by way of just about every field of science in between. Most important: He avoids the hype-ridden cheerleading that all too often accompanies accounts of breakthrough innovation. . . ”
—BILL JANEWAY, Venture Capitalist, Economist, Author of Doing Capitalism in The Innovation Economy: Reconfiguring the Three-Player Game Between Markets, Speculators and the State

Reviews

Goodreads review by Matthew

While I had to read this for one of my master's classes, it was a very good and informative read. Some of what was discussed is a bit disconcerting and Orweillian, but I think having a better understanding of Deep Tech now, and where it may be headed, is a good thing. Would definitely recommend.......more

Overall good book with review of technologies from a relative up-to-date perspective (book released in Feb 2021). The book is not overly dense as long as the reader is tech-aware, but the book doesn’t go into any overly deep theory or extrapolation either. The books walks through topics such as IoT,......more

Goodreads review by Firsh

To someone who is relatively up to date about the current state of tech, the book won't bring anything new. It's rather superficial and the second half is about average. It started out strong, but I quickly realized it's not a "future future" book that would make me think or feel cozy and excited ab......more

Goodreads review by Chad

Guy Perlemuter is an economist and founder of a deep tech venture capital firm, though his formal education consists of degrees in both computer and electrical engineering—making him a very credible expert on this topic. Present Future is ​a “comprehensive survey of action across the entire frontier......more