Beyond the Qubit

“Quantum computers today still can’t outperformclassical systems, and that’s exactly why this moment matters.”

That was one of thefirst things Yuval Boger (CCO, QuEra)told me during our deep dive on Beyond theQubit.

And it genuinelyreframed how I look at the entire quantum industry.

Here’swhat most people miss 👇

1. Quantum today isn’tabout solving problems. It’s about preparing for the moment it can.

Yuval explained thatwith fewer than ~50 perfect qubits, a supercomputer can simulate everythinganyway.

So the currentsystems, noisy, small, early,  are notthe point.

What matters is trajectory.

QuEra’s mission?

➡️ Build quantum computers with hundreds, thousands, andeventually tens of thousands ofhigh-fidelity neutral-atom qubits. Because that’s where classical methodsbreak,  and quantum starts to matter.

2. Neutral atoms don’t just improve quantum computing.They change the rules.

Most qubittechnologies are manufactured.

Neutral atoms are natural, identical, and stable at room temperature.

A few thingssurprised me:

This isn’ttheoretical. It’s running today on AWS Braket.

3. One advantage people underrate: MIT +Harvard → QuEra

Four founders camefrom MIT and Harvard.

Two still contributeweekly.

Neutral-atom systemsevolve fast in academia,  beingphysically close lets QuEra commercialize breakthroughs months or even yearsahead of competitors

That proximityenables:

It’s an unfair advantage, in the best possible way.

4. Yuval’s biggest lesson (and the most transferableone): customer curiosity

Not physics.

Not algorithms.

Not hardware.

➡️Customer curiosity.

He listens not forwhat customers say today, but for what they’ll need 18 months from now.

It’s a mindset thatcontributed to QuEra’s roadmap.

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This week on Beyond the Qubit, I sat down with Yuval Boger, CCO of QuEra, and he said something that hit me hard:

“Quantum computers today are almost useless… butthat’s exactly why now is the most exciting time.”

Here’swhat I learned 👇

1. Neutral atoms might be the first scalable path to real quantum advantage

Most qubits aremanufactured.

Neutral atoms are perfect by nature.

No fabricationdefects.

No calibrationbattles.

No cryogenic fridgesthe size of a room.

A laser tweezertraps each atom.

A laser moves itwherever you want.

A single laser pulsecan operate on multiple qubits in parallel.

This means:

It’s wild.

2. Customer-first thinking is QuEra’s secret weapon

Before we eventouched physics, Yuval talked about… listening.

Not to qubits.

To customers.

It’s rare indeep-tech.

And it’s exactly whyQuEra builds things people actually use:

This is no longeracademic curiosity.

3. Why QuEra’s proximity to MIT & Harvard matters

Four founders camefrom Harvard and MIT.

Two are still deeply involved.

And the labs areliterally a bike ride away.

This creates aflywheel:

That speed ofiteration is something other modalities can’t replicate.

4. The big picture: error correction & scale

Yuval gave a simpleanalogy:

If you’re shoutingyour credit card number in the wind,

you repeat eachdigit multiple times so it arrives correctly.

Logical qubits workthe same way.

And neutral atomsallow parallel operations between allphysical qubits in a logical block, something static qubits cannot do.

This dramaticallyaccelerates progress toward error-corrected systems.

5. The most important signal?

“We’ve moved fromscientific challenges → engineering challenges.”

That’s how you knowa technology is about to break out.

Transcript summaryQuEra

My takeaway

Neutral atoms are nolonger the “dark horse.”

They’re becoming theworkhorse of quantum computing.

And QuEra is notbuilding a B-2 bomber (beautiful but rare).

They’re building theAirbus A350 of quantum:

usable, scalable,and built for the real world.

If you want tounderstand how quantum will scale fromhundreds to tens of thousands of qubits, this episode is a must-listen.

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Neutral atoms just went from dark horse →workhorse. And it changes everything.

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Neutral atoms just went from dark horse → workhorse.And it changes everything.

This week on Beyond the Qubit, I sat down with Juval Boger, CCO of QuEra, and he said something that hit me hard:

“Quantum computers today are almost useless… butthat’s exactly why now is the most exciting time.”

Here’swhat I learned 👇

1. Neutral atoms might be the first scalable path to real quantum advantage

Most qubits aremanufactured.

Neutral atoms are perfect by nature.

No fabricationdefects.

No calibrationbattles.

No cryogenic fridgesthe size of a room.

A laser tweezertraps each atom.

A laser moves itwherever you want.

A single laser pulsecan operate on multiple qubits in parallel.

 This means:

It’s wild.

2. Customer-first thinking is QuEra’s secret weapon

Before we eventouched physics, Juval talked about… listening.

Not to qubits.

To customers.

It’s rare indeep-tech.

And it’s exactly whyQuEra builds things people actually use:

This is no longeracademic curiosity.

3. Why QuEra’s proximity to MIT & Harvard matters

Four founders camefrom Harvard and MIT.

Two are still deeply involved.

And the labs areliterally a bike ride away.

This creates aflywheel:

That speed ofiteration is something other modalities can’t replicate.

4. The big picture: error correction & scale

Juval gave a simpleanalogy:

If you’re shoutingyour credit card number in the wind,

you repeat eachdigit multiple times so it arrives correctly.

Logical qubits workthe same way.

And neutral atomsallow parallel operations between allphysical qubits in a logical block, something static qubits cannot do.

This dramaticallyaccelerates progress toward error-corrected systems.

5. The most important signal?

“We’ve moved fromscientific challenges → engineering challenges.”

That’s how you knowa technology is about to break out.

Transcript summaryQuEra

My takeaway

Neutral atoms are nolonger the “dark horse.”

They’re becoming theworkhorse of quantum computing.

And QuEra is notbuilding a B-2 bomber (beautiful but rare).

They’re building theAirbus A350 of quantum:

usable, scalable,and built for the real world.

If you want tounderstand how quantum will scale fromhundreds to tens of thousands of qubits, this episode is a must-listen.

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#QuantumHardware,#FutureOfComputing, #QuantumAdvantage, #RydbergAtoms, #TechInnovation

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The future of compute might not get hotter. It mightget colder.

In Part 2 of my deep-dive with Thomas Ohki, CTO and co-founder of Emergence Quantum, we explored how cryogenic engineering could reshape everything we know about performance, scaling, andenergy use.

Thomas and his teamare building control electronics that can operate close to absolute zero. Thesechips could solve one of the biggest bottlenecks in computing, bringingclassical and quantum systems together.

What stood out mostto me in this conversation:

1). Why scalingquantum systems isn’t about adding more qubits, but removing the IO bottleneck

2). How energyefficiency is becoming the next competitive frontier in AI and data centers

3). Why the nextgeneration of computing might evolve where it’s cold, not hot

Thomas put it in away that stuck with me:

“Thenext revolution in compute might not be hotter. It might be cold.”

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The future of compute might not get hotter. It mightget colder.

InPart 2 of my deep-dive with Thomas Ohki, CTO and co-founder of Emergence Quantum, we explored how cryogenic engineering could reshape everything we know about performance, scaling, andenergy use.

Thomas and his teamare building control electronics that can operate close to absolute zero. Thesechips could solve one of the biggest bottlenecks in computing, bringingclassical and quantum systems together.

What stood out mostto me in this conversation:

1). Why scalingquantum systems isn’t about adding more qubits, but removing the IO bottleneck

2). How energyefficiency is becoming the next competitive frontier in AI and data centers

3). Why the nextgeneration of computing might evolve where it’s cold, not hot

Thomas put it in away that stuck with me:

“Thenext revolution in compute might not be hotter. It might be cold.”

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Inside Emergence Quantum: Engineering at the Edge ofCold Computing

In the first part of my deep-dive interview, I sit down with Thomas Ohki, CTO andco-founder of Emergence Quantum.

We explored how innovation really happens and why the future of computing might be colder than we think.

Most people see quantum as a story about qubits.

Thomas explains that the real breakthroughs might come from everything around them: the architecture, the materials, the cooling, the engineering.

Before founding Emergence Quantum, Thomas worked at the frontiers of physics at Raytheon BBN and Microsoft Quantum.

He brings a rare mix of scientific depth and hands-on engineering.

What stood out most to me was his view on building and learning.

“If you want to build something truly new, you have to accept that failure is part of the process. The goal isn’t to avoid mistakes, it’s to learn from themfaster than anyone else.”

💡 Key insights from Part 1

🧊 Cryogenic technology could redefine performance inAI and quantum systems

⚙️ Engineering at cryogenic temperatures is essentialfor scaling quantum computers

🧠 Innovation depends as much on mindset as onphysics

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The Next Tectonic Shift in Compute MightNot Be Quantum, It Might Be Cold

Everyone is talkingabout GPUs, AI, and compute power.

But what if the next revolution isn’t about more energy, it’s about less?

In the new episode of Beyond theQubit, I sit down with Thomas Ohki, CTO of Emergence Quantum a startup born from the Microsoft Quantum team that’s now pioneering a newfrontier: cryo-CMOS and cryogenicelectronics.

These are the systems that bridge today’s classical chips with tomorrow’s quantum processors,the connective tissue between the hot and the cold, the digital and the quantum.

And here’s the crazypart:

❄️ They built itwithoutexternal capital.

No VC rounds. Nohype cycles. Just science, conviction, and partnerships.

We talked about:

Thomas saidsomething that stuck with me:

“Research isn’t engineering. It’s learning to fail productively.”

This episode will make you rethink what “compute” really means in a post-AI world.

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The future of quantum is already touching patients

In Part 2 of my deep-dive with MatthiasKaiser, CEO of Pex Machina, we explore how quantum simulationis changing drug discovery and why the next medical breakthroughs might comefrom software, not the lab.

Pex Machina’smission is simple: help companies develop better cancer treatments.

Quantum simulation is the tool that makes it possible, cutting the time, cost, and risk of new drug development.

What impressed memost is how Matthias thinks about execution.

He built a team that combines deep domain knowledge from pharma with real quantum expertise.

They move fast, learn from every iteration, and build proof instead of PowerPoints.

Matthias said something that stayed with me:

“We’re not building technology for technology’s sake. We’re building tools that solve real problems.”

What stood out in this part of our conversation:

💡 Why precision medicine needs better simulationtools to scale

🧠 How pharma collaboration is about access andtrust, not just algorithms

🚀 Why execution speed and real-world validationmatter more than hype

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Building the bridge between quantum and real-worldimpact

In Part 1 of my deep-dive with MatthiasKaiser, CEO of Pex Machina, we talked about what it reallytakes to turn quantum research into something that matters.

Matthias started out as a physicist but spent years working in business development before launching his startup. That mix of science and sales shaped how he looks at innovation.

He learned early that many quantum companies start with the technology and then go searching for a problem.

Pex Machina flips that logic. They start with real problems in oncology and use quantumsimulation as a tool, not as the story.

Matthias put it simply:

“We don’t want to push quantum computing. We want to solve problems that matter.”

What I liked most about this conversation:

💡 How sales experience helps founders stay groundedin what customers actually need

🧠 Why quantum simulation could change how we developcancer treatments

🚀 Why the real challenge in deep tech isn’t science,it’s product-market fit

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In the latest episode of Beyond theQubit, I spoke with Matthias Kaiser, CEO of Pex Machina.

What struck me most is how focused he is on solving real problems instead of chasing thehype around quantum computing.

Pex Machina develops quantumsimulations for precision medicine, helpingpharmaceutical companies design better cancer treatments faster.

Matthias started as aphysicist but spent years in business development before launching his startup.That combination gives him a rare perspective — one that blends deep sciencewith commercial discipline.

He put it simply:

“Our goal isn’t to push quantum computing. It’s to solve problems that matter topatients.”

What I liked mostabout this conversation:

💡 Quantum simulation as a bridge between AI,chemistry, and pharma

🧠 The role of precision medicine in making cancertreatment more personal

🚀 How real-world traction matters more thantheoretical breakthroughs

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🚀 Quantum security is no longer a future problem

It’s here. Today.

When I sat down with Olga Mamlyga, co-founder of Quantum Scout Apps, one insight kept echoing:

“Hackersdon’t follow the rules. If you only protect one layer, they’ll find another.”

Olga is building a 7-layer quantum-secure network that protects every layer of the OSI stack: from physicalfiber to application logic.

Not in ten years. Now.

🔑Key takeaways fromthe conversation:

• Quantum KeyDistribution (QKD) isn’t enough,  itcovers a single layer and is too costly for large-scale rollout.

• Quantum threatslike store-now-decrypt-later mean thatdata stolen today can be cracked by tomorrow’s quantum computers.

• Criticalinfrastructure: banking, power grids, hospitals,  needs protection before quantum decryption is practical.

• Even cryptonetworks are far less secure than we assume.

💡Why it matters for investors & builders  

If you care aboutwhere deep tech meets national security,this episode is a wake-up call.

Let’s make quantumsecurity visible  before the threat is visible to everyone else.

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