Eli Dourad‪o on Village Global’s Venture Stories

CGO Senior Research Fellow Eli Dourado joins Co-Founder and Partner of Village Global Erik Torenberg on the Venture Stories Podcast to discuss the 2020s, economic growth, and deep tech. Also discussed:

– Why Eli wants to radically increase GDP per capita and the current bottlenecks to achieving that.

– Why he thinks the 2020s will be the decade of atoms.

– Why amazing scientific breakthroughs like CRISPR haven’t translated into new products or treatments.

– Why he’s excited about geothermal power and how it could change geopolitics if its potential is realized.

– His breakdown of his position as a technological optimist and cultural pessimist.

– Where he agrees or disagrees with Tyler Cowen, Bryan Caplan, Peter Thiel, and Samuel Hammond.

– Why entrepreneurs shouldn’t shy away from areas with regulatory risk, since “that’s where all the action happens.”

CGO scholars and fellows frequently comment on a variety of topics for the popular press. The views expressed therein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Center for Growth and Opportunity or the views of Utah State University.