Kevin McDermottRethinking the VC Unicorn CultureIf you are a capitalist it is an article of faith that growth is good. Growth creates wealth, jobs, innovation and social progress. If you…Apr 30Apr 30
Kevin McDermottStaying sane in the era of perpetual changeNot long ago I was with a client discussing the prospect of the next decade as an age of perpetual uncertainty and volatility, a time when…Jan 24Jan 24
Kevin McDermottThe Future Will Be Datacentric But Human Most Of AllWhy would Elon Musk take $44 billion dollars and set fire to it? Financial theory alone won’t explain it. That would take a person with a…Jun 1, 2023Jun 1, 2023
Kevin McDermottHow to be an asymmetric plannerEveryone loves the romance of bet-the-ranch projects. But ask yourself, how many of us are in a position to make investments that may not…Feb 28, 2023Feb 28, 2023
Kevin McDermottBig change and the problem of blood lustIt should be a truth universally acknowledged that central to the wickedness of wicked problems is the desire to see pain inflicted on…Oct 25, 2021Oct 25, 2021
Kevin McDermottFeeling uncertain? Get used to it.Anyone who lived through the last year will tell you great change can happen in no time at all. But what do we do when great change is…Jun 1, 2021Jun 1, 2021