Maintaining a Robust VC Ecosystem Despite Changing Tides, With Dan Scheinman

Venture capital firms have reined in their funding for
resource-intensive start-ups trying to commercialize new
technologies in fields such as clean energy, advanced
manufacturing, and robotics. Today, for a fraction of the costs
involved in those enterprises, you can bring innovations to
market in months—and be relatively capital efficient—thanks
partly to the transition to cloud computing. Rob and Jackie
discuss what’s needed to maintain a robust VC ecosystem in the
United States with veteran angel investor Dan Scheinman. 


Mentioned:


“The COVID-19 ‘Reallocation Shock,’ With Nick Bloom,” ITIF
Innovation Files podcast, August 17, 2020. 

Adams Nager, et al., “The Demographics of Innovation in the
United States” (ITIF, February 2016). 



Related:


Robert D. Atkinson, Mark Muro, and Jacob Whiton, “The Case
for Growth Centers: How to Spread Tech Innovation Across America”
(ITIF and Brookings, December 9, 2019). 

“The Real History of Silicon Valley and the Lessons It Holds
for Innovation Policy Today, With Margaret O’Mara” ITIF
Innovation Files podcast, June 8, 2020. 

Daniel Castro and Alan McQuinn, “The Privacy Panic Cycle: A
Guide to Public Fears About New Technologies” (ITIF, September
2015).