The Next Big Thing Is Not What Everyone is Talking About

Henry P Simangunsong
Nov 4 · 5 min read
The Next Big Thing is Already Here

In a wide-ranging talk at the Stanford Graduate School of Business in November 2017, former Facebook VP Chamath Palihapitiya criticized venture capitalists who actively avoid industries poised for long-term growth, favoring fast success (and rapid failure) instead. Palihapitiya feels that the dominant industries of the future will be those focused on dealing with the world’s looming…

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Henry P Simangunsong

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Business accelerator for sustainable innovation towards emerging ASIA. Interest with Clean Energy and Health Technology. Partner at Frontech Ventures.

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