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Present Future: Business, Science, and the Deep Tech Revolution Kindle Edition

by Guy Perelmuter (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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2023 Goody Business Books Finalist in Science and Technology

2022 Next Big Idea Club Top 10 Business Book

2022 Gold Medalist in the AXIOM Business Book Awards in Business Technology

2021 Foreword Indies Gold Winner in Science & Technology

Amazon Bestseller in General Technology & Reference, Small Business & Entrepreneurship, Professional & Technical, Development & Growth Economics, and Technology

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

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08WHVXVVS
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Fast Company Press (February 23, 2021)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 23, 2021
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 5563 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 354 pages

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GUY PERELMUTER is the founder of GRIDS Capital (www.gridscapital.com), a deep tech venture capital firm focusing on artificial intelligence, robotics, life sciences, and technological infrastructure. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering in 1994 and a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering in 1996, both from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. He specialized in computer vision techniques using artificial intelligence. In 1997 he was one of the winners of the Brazil Young Scientist Award for the implementation of his solution for the production of texts in Braille using dot matrix printers, and he later went on to develop risk analysis systems for financial markets. His book Present Future was recognized by the Brazilian Book Chamber as the Best Science Book of 2020 in the 62nd edition of the annual Jabuti Prize.Guy enjoys playing the piano, shooting hoops, watching science fiction, and reading (a lot). He currently lives in Brazil with his wife and their son and daughter.

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Well-researched and written. Extensively referenced.

Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2021

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This is a substantial book. Well-researched & written and extensively referenced. It will be of value to those who want to learn about the past 50-100 years as a work on the history of technology; it will also be of value to those who want to look forward to the next 10-20 years.

It has broad coverage of industries and fields of technology in its 20 chapters (from energy to AI to Biotech to Virtual Reality). In my view, its central premise is that the future is not entirely in the future: technologies that will shape our future 10-20 years exist at _present_ in concrete forms with pioneers / early adopter; we just have to look carefully.

It also cautions that many impactful technologies have had false starts (before achieving broad adoption/impact). There is human psychological bias to over-estimate the change that will happen in 1 year, become disillusioned, and under-estimate the 10 year impact, and thus not effectively use the present (small green shoots) to predict the near future.

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Rachel Harrus

A Very valuable resource for entrepreneurs and investors

Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2021

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This book is remarkable for a few different attributes. It is very accessible in articulating the impact of advanced technologies, across many fields (17 different topical chapters) without oversimplification, adding a historical context as well, which helps draw the impact trajectory for these technologies. Each chapter can be read standalone. There are a few chapters where I have a deep experiential knowledge, and those chapters/subjects are quite accurate and very neatly linked a few things I hadn't connected before. Guy has an authoritative position at the juncture of technology expertise and investment in Deeptech. From this unique vantage point, his writing allows readers to understand the past and imagine a future filled with exciting possibilities. A new world re-imagined. The book is rigorously researched and will provide a valuable resource to entrepreneurs, investors and anyone interested in how the world will change in the years ahead.
Finally, I have to comment on the very elegant and innovative design of the table of content. Very well done. I highly recommend this book.

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DK

An entertaining yet deep romp through the technology flows of the 2020s

Reviewed in the United States on September 25, 2021

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Most importantly - this books is really fun to read! Even as a person who is already well exposed to areas covered by the book, I thoroughly enjoyed the historical references and the description of the evolution of these technologies over time.

I've bought a copy of the book for my older uncle (who loves technology, but never has worked in it) and he read it end to end over a week!

As importantly, this book presents a very balanced picture of the pros and cons of many of the modern technology trends. Hindsight will show us where we over- or under-stretched, but in the meantime, the author lets us approach these transitions in a thoughtful, balanced and informed way.

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Theodore Stamas

Thorough but in a crowded field

Reviewed in the United States on March 17, 2022

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I enjoyed the book but not as much as I thought I would because I was familiar with a lot of the information. Too many other authors have covered the same material during the past couple years. Most notably, “The Future is Faster Than you Think”. In addition, since I invest in stocks, I would prefer if the author cited individual companies instead of just the overall technology trends. Well researched. Well written.

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Elliot Hershberg

Excellent tour of deep tech frontier

Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2023

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In Present Future, Guy provides an excellent overview of the important frontiers of the Deep Tech revolution. With a unique blend of history, data, and storytelling, this book will help you better understand the technological changes we're currently living through, and what tomorrow might hold.

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Deep tech with the perfect amount of depth

Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2021

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This book does an amazing job of taking very complex topics and explaining them in an easily digestible way. It tackles a wide range of deep tech focus areas, from robotics to crypto to materials — giving a thorough overview of what’s happening in each field without getting too deep in the weeds. I live and breathe deep tech for a living, and yet I still learned quite a bit about some of the technologies that I spend less time thinking about. And the way the historical context is woven throughout the book made this a really entertaining and quick read. I’ve already passed it along to family members, and they’ve enjoyed it as a window into my world.

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eye opening

Reviewed in the United States on July 12, 2022

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Each subject takes you on a detailed journey into the science and history of multiple subjects related to technology. Had lots of details about famous inventors and scientists, as well as how their inventions changed the world that we live in. Lots of sections that were both eye opening and chilling to think about. Overall i recommend this book to anyone that wants to ponder at the big picture a bit.

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Definitely timely, and possibly timeless

Reviewed in the United States on June 16, 2022

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Present Future, and Perelmuter, stand out for their ability to distill complex, theoretical concepts and bring them to tangible life. Written in a very digestible way, each chapter gives a crisp sense of where we've been, where are are, and where we are likely to be -- very thought provoking for those hoping to be among those who shape said future.

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