Moonshots with Peter Diamandis

EP #24 Astro Teller’s AMA: Allocating Resources for Audacious Ideas


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In this episode, recorded during the 2022 Abundance360 summit, Astro Teller answers questions regarding Google’s OKR framework (and how it doesn’t work for Moonshots), financial incentives vs. intellectual honesty, and resource allocation for endless new ideas.

You will learn about:

  • 01:58 | Pre-mortem exercise
  • 07:30 | OKRs don’t work for Moonshots
  • 09:49 | Moonshots vs. equity
  • 19:11 | How to allocate capital for each idea

  • Dr. Astro Teller's expertise lies in intelligent technology as the CEO of Alphabet's X, The Moonshot Factory. X is a company dedicated to bringing extraordinary, audacious ideas to reality through science and technology. He was previously the founding CEO of Cerebellum Capital.

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    Resources

    Visit X’s website. 

    Learn more about Abundance360.

    Read the Tech Blog.

    Learn more about Moonshots & Mindsets. 

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