26-11-2016 16:15 via feedproxy.google.com

Venture capitalists and the search for moonshots

In Silicon Valley, there are companies that prefer to target low-hanging fruit, problems that may not be significant but that have a high likelihood of gaining traction quickly. But a few are bucking this trend, instead opting to look at the bigger picture and developing technology that can genuinely solve some of the world’s most challenging problems.
Endeavors such as these require a high amount of capital and a lot of patience. Traditional investors are not likely to bank on them, but t
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