Unicorns, Hypes & Bubbles (with Dr. Jeffrey Funk)

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In this installment of the neXt Curve reThink podcast, Leonard Lee of neXt Curve has a chat with Dr. Jeffrey Funk, well-known hypeslayer and technologist, to talk about unicorns, hypes & bubbles which also happens to be the title of his upcoming book on the dynamics of the constant stream of tech hype that dominates our tech discourse.
The Leonard and Dr. Funk discuss:

• The reality of technology advancement and its potential (3:30)
• The perception issues that create perpetual cycles of hype (7:05)
• Fascination with novelty - The lowering of the standard for good (10:05)
• The importance of metrics in qualifying and quantifying tech impact (11:30)
• The unicorn challenge and the mystery of how they come about (16:12)
• Hype - The distraction from tech potential and value impact (21:15)
• The grounding of technology hype - economic impact (24:50)
• A better way of thinking about technology (26:38)
• Cutting through the hype (29:15)

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Check out Dr. Jeffrey Funk on LinkedIn and stay tuned for his book "Unicorns, Hypes & Bubbles" coming soon.

Chapter

1. Unicorns, Hypes & Bubbles (with Dr. Jeffrey Funk) (00:00:00)

2. The reality of technology advancement and its potential (00:03:30)

3. The perception issues that create perpetual cycles of hype (00:07:05)

4. Fascination with novelty - The lowering of the standard for good (00:10:05)

5. The importance of metrics in qualifying and quantifying tech impact (00:11:30)

6. The unicorn challenge and the mystery of how they come about (00:16:12)

7. Hype - The distraction from tech potential and value impact (00:21:15)

8. The grounding of technology hype - economic impact (00:24:50)

9. A better way of thinking about technology (00:26:38)

10. Cutting through the hype (00:29:15)